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Household of William Main (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Main and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1835 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1867 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Francis George (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, James (born 1849 in Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William A (born 1862 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Male

William

Main

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Main

Daughter
Male

Francis George

Main

Son
Female

Margaret

Main

Daughter
Male

James

McFadzen

Visitor
Male

William

Sloan

Boarder
Male

William A

Best

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

46

1835

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Main

Daughter

-

14

1867

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Francis George

Main

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Main

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McFadzen

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Sloan

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A

Best

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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