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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1832, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1832 in Teviothead, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Gracy Cairns, born in 1834 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Bessie (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes S (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elisabeth Campbell, born in 1862 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland.
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Gracy
Cairns
Wife
John
Cairns
Son
Bessie
Cairns
Daughter
James
Cairns
Son
William
Cairns
Son
Alexander S
Cairns
Son
Agnes S
Cairns
Daughter
Elisabeth
Campbell
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cairns | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Gracy | Cairns | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Kettle, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Bessie | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander S | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes S | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Campbell | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland |
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