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Household of John Main (born 1823, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 Main and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Main, born in 1823 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1826 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1847 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1849 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean B (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1867 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Main's household

Male

John

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Male

John

Main

Son
Male

William

Main

Son
Female

Margaret

Main

Daughter
Male

James

Main

Son
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Male

Thomas

Main

Son
Male

Robert

Main

Son
Female

Jean B

Main

Daughter
Male

George

Main

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Main

Head

Married

58

1823

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Main

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

Widower

32

1849

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Main

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Main

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Main

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Main

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean B

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Main

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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