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Household of James Bain (born 1833, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

James Bain and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bain, born in 1833 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bain, born in 1843 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; Pattison (born 1860 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1862 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1868 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, John (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Step Son, George (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Bain's household

Male

James

Bain

Head
Female

Ann

Bain

Wife
Male

Pattison

Bain

Son
Male

James

Bain

Son
Male

John

Bain

Son
Female

Barbara

Bain

Daughter
Male

John

Cormack

Step Son
Male

George

Cormack

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Bain

Son
Male

Robert

Bain

Son
Female

Margaret

Bain

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bain

Head

Married

48

1833

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Ann

Bain

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Pattison

Bain

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Bain

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Bain

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Barbara

Bain

Daughter

-

13

1868

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Cormack

Step Son

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Cormack

Step Son

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Bain

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Bain

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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