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Household of William Main (born 1807, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slamannan, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Main, born in 1807 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Main, born in 1814 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1853 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1856 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Henry (born 1817 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1861 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Main's household

Male

William

Main

Head
Female

Janet

Main

Wife
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Female

Janet

Main

Daughter
Male

Henry

Taylor

Brother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Thorburn

Servant
Male

William

Gillespie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Cleland

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Main

Head

Married

74

1807

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Main

Wife

Married

67

1814

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Henry

Taylor

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

64

1817

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Thorburn

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Cleland

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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