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Household of James Bain (born 1819, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cramond, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bain, born in 1819 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bain, born in 1825 in Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1851 in Midlothian, Scotland), Roberta B (born 1860 in Midlothian, Scotland), Peter H (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jessie Douglass, born in 1861 in England.


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James Bain's household

Male

James

Bain

Head
Female

Margaret

Bain

Wife
Male

John

Bain

Son
Female

Roberta B

Bain

Daughter
Male

Peter H

Bain

Son
Male

James

Bain

Son
Female

Jessie

Douglass

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bain

Head

Married

62

1819

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Wife

Married

56

1825

Clyne, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Bain

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

Roberta B

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Midlothian, Scotland

Peter H

Bain

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Bain

Son

-

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Douglass

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

England

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