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Household of William Main (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1833 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dick Or Main, born in 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hugh (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), James D (born 1866 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ivie (born 1872 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1879 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Margaret (born 1805 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Jane

Dick Or Main

Wife
Male

Hugh

Main

Son
Male

James D

Main

Son
Male

William

Main

Son
Male

Ivie

Main

Son
Female

Jeanie

Main

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Main

Mother
Female

Jane

Dalgleish

Servant
Female

Isabella

Stenhouse

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

48

1833

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Dick Or Main

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Main

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

James D

Main

Son

-

15

1866

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

-

13

1868

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ivie

Main

Son

-

9

1872

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeanie

Main

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Main

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Dalgleish

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Stenhouse

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

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