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Household of Henry Prain (born 1816, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longforgan, Perthshire, 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.

Henry Prain and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Prain, born in 1816 in Longforgan, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Helen Prain, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Jean F (born 1861 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1863 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland) and Hay M (born 1874 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Betsy (born 1820 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Christina (born 1855 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Henry Prain's household

Male

Henry

Prain

Head
Female

Helen

Prain

Wife
Female

Jean F

Prain

Daughter
Male

Henry

Prain

Son
Male

Alexander

Prain

Son
Male

John

Prain

Son
Female

Helen

Prain

Daughter
Male

Hay M

Prain

Son
Female

Betsy

Prain

Sister
Female

Christina

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Prain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Prain

Head

Married

65

1816

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Prain

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean F

Prain

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Henry

Prain

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Prain

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Prain

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Prain

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Hay M

Prain

Son

-

7

1874

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Prain

Sister

Unmarried

61

1820

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Pearson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

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