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Household of John Blain (born 1826, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 Blain and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blain, born in 1826 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brodie, born in 1822 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bessie (born 1862 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William (born 1865 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, William (born 1871 in England), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1874 in England), John's Lodger, James (born 1814 in Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Barrhill, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Archibald (born 1861 in Ayrshire, Scotland).
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John Blain's household
John
Blain
Head
Margaret
Brodie
Wife
Bessie
Blain
Daughter
William
Blain
Son
William
Blain
Grandson
Margaret
Southcote
Granddaughter
James
Hornsby
Lodger
William
Goudie
Lodger
Archibald
Ferguson
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Blain |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Blain | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Brodie | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Bessie | Blain | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Blain | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Blain | Grandson | - | 10 | 1871 | England | |
Margaret | Southcote | Granddaughter | - | 7 | 1874 | England | |
James | Hornsby | Lodger | Married | 67 | 1814 | Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
William | Goudie | Lodger | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Barrhill, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Ferguson | Lodger | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ayrshire, Scotland |
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