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Household of John Main (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Main, born in 1833 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Main, born in 1840 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Mary McIntyre, born in 1880 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Main's household

Male

John

Main

Head
Female

Christina

Main

Wife
Male

John

Main

Son
Female

Mary

McIntyre

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Main

Head

Married

48

1833

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christina

Main

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Main

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McIntyre

Niece

Unmarried

1

1880

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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