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Household of William Main (born 1841, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1841 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Ellen (born 1831 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Hogganfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Main's household
William
Main
Head
Ellen
Main
Sister
William
Main
Son
George
Main
Son
Charles
Main
Son
Alfred
Main
Son
Mary
Main
Daughter
Jane
Burns
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Main |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Main | Head | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Main | Sister | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Main | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Main | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Main | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alfred | Main | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Main | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Burns | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Hogganfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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