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Household of William Main (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Main and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Male

William

Main

Son
Female

Catherine

Main

Daughter
Male

James

Main

Son
Male

John

Main

Son
Female

Jane

Main

Daughter
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Main

Daughter
Male

Charles

Main

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Main

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Main

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Main

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Main

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Main

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Main

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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