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Household of William Bain (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bain, born in 1847 in Creighton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Bain, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 3 children; David (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William Darling (born 1881 in Collington, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Craig, born in 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Bain's household

Male

William

Bain

Head
Female

Helen

Bain

Wife
Male

David

Bain

Son
Female

Helen

Bain

Daughter
Female

Mary

Craig

Servant
Male

William Darling

Bain

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Creighton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bain

Head

Married

34

1847

Creighton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Bain

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

David

Bain

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Bain

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Craig

Servant

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William Darling

Bain

Son

-

0

1881

Collington, Midlothian, Scotland

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