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Household of John Bain (born 1846, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

John Bain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bain, born in 1846 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bain, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Montgomery (born 1874 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Bain, born in 1850 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Bain's household

Male

John

Bain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Wife
Male

John

Bain

Son
Female

Margaret

Bain

Daughter
Male

William

Bain

Son
Male

Montgomery

Bain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter
Male

James

Bain

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bain

Head

Married

35

1846

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bain

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Daughter

-

11

1870

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Bain

Son

-

9

1872

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Montgomery

Bain

Son

-

7

1874

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bain

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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