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Household of William L Main (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, Lanarkshire, 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 L Main and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William L Main, born in 1827 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William L was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1832 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William L's Grandson, William A L Main, born in 1880 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William L Main's household

Male

William L

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Female

Margaret

Main

Daughter
Male

Robert

Main

Son
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Main

Daughter
Female

Susan

Main

Daughter
Male

William A L

Main

Grandson
First name(s) William L
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William L

Main

Head

Married

54

1827

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

49

1832

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Main

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Daughter

-

14

1867

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Main

Daughter

-

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Main

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A L

Main

Grandson

-

1

1880

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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