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Household of William Main (born 1815, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1815 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Main, born in 1839 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1874 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert (born 1851 in Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Isabella

Main

Wife
Female

Jessie

Main

Daughter
Male

James

Main

Son
Male

William

Main

Son
Female

Christina

Main

Daughter
Male

Robert

Glendenning

Boarder
Male

John

Gray

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

66

1815

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Main

Wife

Married

42

1839

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Main

Son

-

13

1868

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

-

10

1871

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Christina

Main

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Glendenning

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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