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Household of William Main (born 1826, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, England

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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 Main and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1826 in Windsor, Berkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Main, born in 1838 in Canada. They had 7 children; Barbara R (born 1863 in Scotland), William R (born 1865 in Scotland), Mary T (born 1866 in Scotland), Ann R (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Eleonor J (born 1871 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), George R (born 1873 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Martha C (born 1877 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret B (born 1842 in Scotland), William's Servant, Emma (born 1850 in Dormington, Shropshire, England) and William's Servant, Francis (born 1856 in Everton, Lancashire, England).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Barbara

Main

Wife
Female

Barbara R

Main

Daughter
Male

William R

Main

Son
Female

Mary T

Main

Daughter
Female

Ann R

Main

Daughter
Female

Eleonor J

Main

Daughter
Male

George R

Main

Son
Female

Martha C

Main

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Brown

Servant
Female

Emma

Brown

Servant
Female

Francis

Davies

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Windsor, Berkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

55

1826

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Barbara

Main

Wife

Married

43

1838

Canada

Barbara R

Main

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Scotland

William R

Main

Son

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Mary T

Main

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scotland

Ann R

Main

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Eleonor J

Main

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bebington, Cheshire, England

George R

Main

Son

Single

8

1873

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Martha C

Main

Daughter

Single

4

1877

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Margaret B

Brown

Servant

Single

39

1842

Scotland

Emma

Brown

Servant

Single

31

1850

Dormington, Shropshire, England

Francis

Davies

Servant

Single

25

1856

Everton, Lancashire, England

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