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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1843 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Cairns, born in 1840 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1869 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1873 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1842 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Aunt, Agnes (born 1822 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Jane
Cairns
Wife
Mary
Cairns
Daughter
Helen
Cairns
Daughter
Charlotte
Cairns
Daughter
Jane
Cairns
Daughter
Alexander
Cairns
Son
John
Cairns
Son
William
Cairns
Son
John
Adamson
Brother-In-Law
Agnes
Wright
Aunt
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cairns | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Cairns | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Helen | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Cairns | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Cairns | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Alexander | Cairns | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Cameron, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Adamson | Brother-In-Law | Married | 39 | 1842 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Agnes | Wright | Aunt | - | 59 | 1822 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
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