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Household of William Bain (born 1811, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bain, born in 1811 in Caithness, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bain, born in 1821 in Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1812 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Bain's household

Male

William

Bain

Head
Female

Isabella

Bain

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bain

Head

Married

70

1811

Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Bain

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dalmeny, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

69

1812

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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