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Household of Donald Mainland (born 1850, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 Mainland and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Mainland, born in 1850 in Firth, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mainland, born in 1857 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Donald Mainland's household

Male

Donald

Mainland

Head
Female

Catherine

Mainland

Wife
Female

Helen

Mainland

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mainland

Son
First name(s) Donald
Last name Mainland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Mainland

Head

Married

31

1850

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Mainland

Wife

Married

24

1857

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Mainland

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Mainland

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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