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Household of John Cain (born 1843, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Patrick, 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 Cain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cain, born in 1843 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cain, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in -) and Margaret (born 1880 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Cain's household

Male

John

Cain

Head
Female

Margaret

Cain

Wife
Female

Janet

Cain

Daughter
Male

James

Cain

Son
Male

John

Cain

Son
Female

Margaret

Cain

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cain

Head

Married

38

1843

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cain

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Janet

Cain

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cain

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cain

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

-

Margaret

Cain

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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