Alexander Morison
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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1840, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, 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.
Alexander Cairns and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1840 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Cairns, born in 1839 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alison (born 1869 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry (born 1875 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1864 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1865 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Ann
Cairns
Wife
Alison
Cairns
Daughter
Alexander
Cairns
Son
Henry
Cairns
Son
Ann
Cairns
Daughter
Robert
Cairns
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cairns | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Cairns | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alison | Cairns | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Cairns | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henry | Cairns | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland |
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