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Household of John Prain (born 1850, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longforgan, Perthshire, 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 Prain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prain, born in 1850 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Prain, born in 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Harley, born in 1864 in Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Prain's household

Male

John

Prain

Head
Female

Ann

Prain

Wife
Male

Thomas

Prain

Son
Female

Helen

Prain

Daughter
Female

Ann

Harley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Prain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prain

Head

Married

31

1850

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Prain

Wife

Married

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Prain

Son

-

2

1879

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Prain

Daughter

-

1

1880

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Harley

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Abernyte, Perthshire, Scotland

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