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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Cairns, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Terence (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Cairns's household

Male

Alexander

Cairns

Head
Female

Jane

Cairns

Wife
Female

Annie

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Jane

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Terence

Cairns

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cairns

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Jane

Cairns

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Terence

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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