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Household of William Main (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1847 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joan Campell, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Joan

Campell

Wife
Male

John

Campell

Son
Female

Helen

Campell

Daughter
Male

David

Campell

Son
Female

Isabella

Campell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Campell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Campell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Servant
Male

John

Campbell

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

34

1847

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Joan

Campell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Campell

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Campell

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Campell

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Campell

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Campell

Daughter

-

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Campell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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