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Household of William Bain (born 1814, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bain, born in 1814 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sophia Forbes (born 1872 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Violet (born 1856 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Bain's household

Male

William

Bain

Head
Female

Sophia Forbes

Hay

Boarder
Female

Violet

Myles

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bain

Head

Widower

67

1814

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia Forbes

Hay

Boarder

Unmarried

9

1872

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Violet

Myles

Servant

Widow

25

1856

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

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