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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1846, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ayton, Berwickshire, 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 1846 in Gavinton, Berwickshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1854 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Hanah (born 1865 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1866 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1865 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1866 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, George (born 1868 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Margaret
Cairns
Wife
Margaret
Cairns
Daughter
Annie
Cairns
Daughter
William
Cairns
Son
James
Cairns
Son
Hanah
Tindal
Servant
Isabella
Aitchison
Servant
James
Martin
Servant
Alexander
Paterson
Servant
George
Marshall
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Gavinton, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cairns | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Gavinton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cairns | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cairns | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Cairns | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
William | Cairns | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
James | Cairns | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Hanah | Tindal | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Aitchison | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
James | Martin | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Paterson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
George | Marshall | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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