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Household of Matthew Cain (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Matthew Cain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cain, born in 1826 in , consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cain, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1862 in Ireland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1869 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Ireland) and Matthew's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Ireland).


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Matthew Cain's household

Male

Matthew

Cain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cain

Wife
Male

Robert

Cain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cain

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cain

Daughter
Male

William

Cain

Son
Male

John

McGill

Boarder
Male

John

Moore

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cain

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cain

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Robert

Cain

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cain

Daughter

-

10

1871

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Cain

Daughter

-

8

1873

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Cain

Son

-

12

1869

Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGill

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

John

Moore

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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