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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1836, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hownam, Roxburghshire, 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 1836 in Ayton, Berwickshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alison Cairns, born in 1833 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1858 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1864 in Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1865 in Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland), Alison (born 1867 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Linton), George (born 1870 in Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Alison
Cairns
Wife
William
Cairns
Son
Christina
Cairns
Daughter
Robert
Cairns
Son
Samuel
Cairns
Son
Alison
Cairns
Daughter
Isabella
Cairns
Daughter
George
Cairns
Son
Catherine
Cairns
Daughter
John
Cairns
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Ayton, 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 | 45 | 1836 | Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Alison | Cairns | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
William | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Cairns | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Cairns | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Alison | Cairns | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cairns | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Linton | |
George | Cairns | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Cairns | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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