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Household of Adam Cairns (born 1831, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.
Adam Cairns and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cairns, born in 1831 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cairns, born in 1828 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1869 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Granddaughter, Catherine Cairns, born in 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Adam Cairns's household
Adam
Cairns
Head
Catherine
Cairns
Wife
George
Cairns
Son
Isabella
Cairns
Daughter
Christina
Cairns
Daughter
James
Cairns
Son
Catherine
Cairns
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Cairns | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Catherine | Cairns | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
George | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Catherine | Cairns | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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