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Household of William Main (born 1847, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1847 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie R Main, born in 1851 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1878 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth D (born 1874 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jessie R (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1855 in England) and William's Servant, Agries (born 1868 in Ireland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Jessie R

Main

Wife
Male

Robert

Main

Son
Female

Elizabeth D

Main

Daughter
Female

Jessie R

Main

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Evens

Servant
Female

Agries

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

34

1847

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie R

Main

Wife

Married

30

1851

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Main

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth D

Main

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie R

Main

Daughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Evens

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

England

Agries

Smith

Servant

-

13

1868

Ireland

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