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Household of John Bain (born 1858, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

John Bain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bain, born in 1858 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Bain, born in 1856 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Helen (born 1860 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Nephew, John (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Bain's household

Male

John

Bain

Head
Female

Jessie

Bain

Wife
Male

James

Bain

Son
Male

John

Bain

Son
Female

Helen

Bain

Sister
Male

John

Bain

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bain

Head

Married

23

1858

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Bain

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

James

Bain

Son

-

2

1879

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

John

Bain

Son

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Bain

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

John

Bain

Nephew

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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