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Household of Donald Bain (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Donald Bain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Bain, born in 1840 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Barbara Bain, born in 1831 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1862 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Jemima (born 1861 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1866 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Mother-In-Law, Mary Deerness, born in 1802 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.


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Donald Bain's household

Male

Donald

Bain

Head
Female

Barbara

Bain

Wife
Male

Peter

Bain

Son
Female

Jemima

Bain

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Bain

Daughter
Female

Mary

Deerness

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Donald
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Bain

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Bain

Wife

Married

50

1831

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Bain

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Bain

Daughter

-

15

1866

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Deerness

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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