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Household of William Bain (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 1840 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bain, born in 1841 in England. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henrietta (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1878 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Bain's household

Male

William

Bain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Wife
Male

John

Bain

Son
Female

Henrietta

Bain

Daughter
Male

William

Bain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Bain

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bain

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
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

41

1840

Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

John

Bain

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henrietta

Bain

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Bain

Son

-

7

1874

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary H

Bain

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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