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Household of William Plain (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Plain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Plain, born in 1829 in Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Plain, born in 1833 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1859 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Naomi (born 1872 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Plain's household

Male

William

Plain

Head
Female

Susan

Plain

Wife
Male

William

Plain

Son
Female

Jane

Plain

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Plain

Son
Female

Naomi

Plain

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Plain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Plain

Head

Married

52

1829

Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Plain

Wife

Married

48

1833

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Plain

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Plain

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Plain

Son

-

15

1866

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Naomi

Plain

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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