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Household of James Main (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, England

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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 Main and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Main, born in 1853 in Buckland, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Main, born in 1857 in Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Boldon, Durham, England), Grace (born 1875 in Boldon, Durham, England), Richard (born 1879 in Boldon, Durham, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Boldon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Daniel (born 1862 in Buckland, Devon, England) and James's Father In Law, Richard (born 1811 in Cornwall, England).


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James Main's household

Male

James

Main

Head
Female

Mary E

Main

Wife
Male

James

Main

Son
Female

Grace

Main

Daughter
Male

Richard

Main

Son
Female

Emma

Main

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Main

Brother
Male

Richard

Spry

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Main

Head

Married

28

1853

Buckland, Devon, England

Mary E

Main

Wife

Married

24

1857

Cornwall, England

James

Main

Son

Single

7

1874

Boldon, Durham, England

Grace

Main

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Boldon, Durham, England

Richard

Main

Son

Single

2

1879

Boldon, Durham, England

Emma

Main

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Boldon, Durham, England

Daniel

Main

Brother

Single

19

1862

Buckland, Devon, England

Richard

Spry

Father In Law

Married

70

1811

Cornwall, England

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