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Household of John Main (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Main and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Main, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Main, born in 1830 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander A (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah M (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Main's household

Male

John

Main

Head
Female

Sarah

Main

Wife
Male

John

Main

Son
Male

Alexander A

Main

Son
Female

Sarah M

Main

Daughter
Male

William

Main

Son
Male

George

Main

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Main

Head

Married

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Main

Wife

Married

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Main

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander A

Main

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah M

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Main

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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