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Household of John Bain (born 1844, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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 1844 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet R Bain, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella M (born 1875 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter H (born 1877 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret P A (born 1879 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alison A (born 1852 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Herriet (born 1866 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Bain's household

Male

John

Bain

Head
Female

Janet R

Bain

Wife
Female

Isabella M

Bain

Daughter
Male

Peter H

Bain

Son
Female

Margaret P A

Bain

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter
Female

Alison A

Callan

Servant
Female

Herriet

Callan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bain

Head

Married

37

1844

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Janet R

Bain

Wife

Married

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Bain

Daughter

-

6

1875

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter H

Bain

Son

-

4

1877

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret P A

Bain

Daughter

-

2

1879

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter

-

0

1881

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alison A

Callan

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Herriet

Callan

Servant

-

15

1866

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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