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Household of William Bain (born 1842, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

William Bain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bain, born in 1842 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Bain, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Daniel J (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1877 in England) and James (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth McKay, born in 1865 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland.


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William Bain's household

Male

William

Bain

Head
Female

Christina

Bain

Wife
Female

Catherine

Bain

Daughter
Male

Daniel J

Bain

Son
Male

Robert

Bain

Son
Male

William

Bain

Son
Male

James

Bain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McKay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bain

Head

Married

39

1842

Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Bain

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Daniel J

Bain

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Bain

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Bain

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

England

James

Bain

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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