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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

Alexander Cairns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1840 in Tweedmouth, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Cairns, born in 1847 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; Sarah G (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Agness G (born 1870 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England).


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Alexander Cairns's household

Male

Alexander

Cairns

Head
Female

Dorothy

Cairns

Wife
Female

Sarah G

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Agness G

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tweedmouth, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cairns

Head

Married

41

1840

Tweedmouth, Durham, England

Dorothy

Cairns

Wife

Married

34

1847

Durham, England

Sarah G

Cairns

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary J

Cairns

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Agness G

Cairns

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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