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Household of James Thain (born 1839, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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 Thain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thain, born in 1839 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thain, born in 1849 in Grahamston. They had 5 children; James F (born 1871 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Alexander W (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie M (born 1876 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), James P (born 1879 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Amy (born 1881 in Horfield, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Lucy Jane Mealing, born in 1869 in Norton, Gloucestershire, England.


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James Thain's household

Male

James

Thain

Head
Female

Mary A

Thain

Wife
Male

James F

Thain

Son
Male

Alexander W

Thain

Son
Female

Jessie M

Thain

Daughter
Male

James P

Thain

Son
Female

Amy

Thain

Daughter
Female

Lucy Jane

Mealing

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Thain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thain

Head

Married

42

1839

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary A

Thain

Wife

Married

32

1849

Grahamston

James F

Thain

Son

Single

10

1871

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Alexander W

Thain

Son

Single

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie M

Thain

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

James P

Thain

Son

Single

2

1879

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Amy

Thain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Horfield, Gloucestershire, England

Lucy Jane

Mealing

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Norton, Gloucestershire, England

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