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Household of George Bain (born 1824, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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.

George Bain and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Bain, born in 1824 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bain, born in 1832 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; George D (born 1861 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Alex S (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1855 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1855 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Janet A (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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George Bain's household

Male

George

Bain

Head
Female

Isabella

Bain

Wife
Male

George D

Bain

Son
Male

Alex S

Bain

Son
Female

Isabella

Bain

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter
Female

Janet A

Bain

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Bain

Head

Married

57

1824

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Bain

Wife

Married

49

1832

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

George D

Bain

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Alex S

Bain

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Janet A

Bain

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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