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Household of Cairns (born 1824, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Cairns and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cairns, born in 1824 in Argyllshire, consisted of 11 members. was the head of the household, widow. She had 9 children; John (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1860 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), - (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was 's Boarder, Mary Lindsay, born in 1859 in -.


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- Cairns's household

Female

-

Cairns

Head
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

Hugh

Cairns

Son
Female

Sarah

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Robina

Cairns

Daughter
Female

-

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Lillas

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Lindsay

Boarder
First name(s) -
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

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Cairns

Head

Widow

57

1824

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cairns

Daughter

-

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Cairns

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

-

Thomson

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillas

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Lindsay

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

-

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