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Household of William Bain (born 1846, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonar, Sutherland, 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 1846 in Insh, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Bain, born in 1848 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and George Alex (born 1879 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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William Bain's household

Male

William

Bain

Head
Female

Jane

Bain

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bain

Daughter
Male

James

Bain

Son
Male

John

Bain

Son
Male

George Alex

Bain

Son
Male

John

McKay

Boarder
Male

John

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Insh, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bain

Head

Married

35

1846

Insh, Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

Bain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Bain

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Bain

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Kincardine, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

George Alex

Bain

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

John

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Sutherland, Scotland

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