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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1843 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Cairns, born in 1842 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1872 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elen (born 1878 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Euphemia (born 1881 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, Elen (born 1824 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Peter (born 1865 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cairns's household

Male

Alexander

Cairns

Head
Female

Euphemia

Cairns

Wife
Female

Eliza

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Peter

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elen

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elen

Mack

Lodger
Male

John

Primrose

Lodger
Male

Peter

Mack

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cairns

Head

Married

38

1843

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Euphemia

Cairns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cairns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Peter

Cairns

Son

-

7

1874

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

5

1876

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elen

Cairns

Daughter

-

3

1878

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Cairns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elen

Mack

Lodger

Widow

57

1824

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Primrose

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Peter

Mack

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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