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Household of John Bain (born 1840, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bain, born in 1840 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Lewis Bain, born in 1847 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Archibald (born 1864 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabell (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Isabell (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Elisabeth (born 1867 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Bain's household

Male

John

Bain

Head
Female

Grace Lewis

Bain

Wife
Male

Archibald

Bain

Son
Female

Isabell

Bain

Daughter
Female

Isabell

White

Niece
Female

Elisabeth

Dunsmore

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bain

Head

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Grace Lewis

Bain

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Bain

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabell

Bain

Daughter

-

14

1867

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabell

White

Niece

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Dunsmore

Visitor

-

14

1867

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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