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Household of James Mains (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Mains and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mains, born in 1831 in Bathgate, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mains, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Peter (born 1841 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, Peter (born 1868 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Lilias (born 1863 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Mains's household

Male

James

Mains

Head
Female

Mary

Mains

Wife
Male

James

Mains

Son
Male

Thomas

Mains

Son
Male

John

Mains

Son
Male

Peter

Williamson

Brother-In-Law
Male

Peter

Williamson

Nephew
Male

William

Glass

Boarder
Female

Lilias

Glass

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Mains
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bathgate, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mains

Head

Married

50

1831

Bathgate, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Mains

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Mains

Son

-

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Mains

Son

-

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mains

Son

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Williamson

Brother-In-Law

Married

40

1841

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Williamson

Nephew

-

13

1868

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Glass

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Lilias

Glass

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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