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Household of James K Prain (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 K Prain and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James K Prain, born in 1845 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James K was the head of the household, married to Elsie B Prain, born in 1850 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1873 in Newmills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1879 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ethel (born 1880 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Edgar (born 1881 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James K's Step Daughter, Florence (born 1874 in Newmills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James K's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland), James K's Servant, Barbara (born 1859 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and James K's Servant, Catherine (born 1851 in Fife, Scotland).


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James K Prain's household

Male

James K

Prain

Head
Female

Elsie B

Prain

Wife
Male

George

Davidson

Son
Female

Florence

Davidson

Step Daughter
Male

Alfred

Prain

Son
Female

Ethel

Prain

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Prain

Son
Female

Catherine

Petrie

Servant
Female

Barbara

Pearson

Servant
Female

Catherine

McKey

Servant
First name(s) James K
Last name Prain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James K

Prain

Head

Married

36

1845

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elsie B

Prain

Wife

Married

31

1850

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Newmills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Florence

Davidson

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Newmills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred

Prain

Son

-

2

1879

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ethel

Prain

Daughter

-

1

1880

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edgar

Prain

Son

-

0

1881

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Petrie

Servant

-

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

Pearson

Servant

-

22

1859

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

McKey

Servant

Widow

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

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