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Household of Martha Nairn (born 1825, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Martha Nairn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Nairn, born in 1825 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1855 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1857 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1859 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Grandson, George Nairn, born in 1876 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Martha Nairn's household

Female

Martha

Nairn

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Nairn

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nairn

Daughter
Male

David

Nairn

Son
Male

James

Nairn

Son
Male

Alexander

Nairn

Son
Male

George

Nairn

Grandson
First name(s) Martha
Last name Nairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Nairn

Head

Widow

56

1825

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Nairn

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Nairn

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Nairn

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Nairn

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Nairn

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Nairn

Grandson

Married

5

1876

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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