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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1823, Perthshire)

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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1823 in Perthshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary F Crawford, born in 1814 in Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Aunt, Mary F (born 1814 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Cairns's household

Male

Alexander

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary F

Crawford

Aunt
Male

John

Archibald

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cairns

Head

Married

58

1823

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary F

Crawford

Aunt

Unmarried

67

1814

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Archibald

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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