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Household of William McBain (born 1823, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alvie, Invernessshire, 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 McBain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McBain, born in 1823 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie McBain, born in 1859 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Alvie, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Joseph (born 1863 in Morayshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1839 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William McBain's household

Male

William

McBain

Head
Female

Jessie

McBain

Wife
Male

Alexander

McBain

Son
Female

Isabella

McBain

Daughter
Male

William

McBain

Son
Male

Joseph

Paterson

Servant
Male

James

Kerr

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Macpherson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name McBain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McBain

Head

Married

58

1823

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

McBain

Wife

Married

22

1859

Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

McBain

Son

-

4

1877

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

McBain

Daughter

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

McBain

Son

-

0

1881

Alvie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Joseph

Paterson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Morayshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

Elizabeth

Macpherson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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