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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1837, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1837 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth W Cairns, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, James (born 1863 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Janet (born 1865 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1862 in England).
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Elizabeth W
Cairns
Wife
James
Neil
Step Son
Janet
Neil
Step Daughter
Jane
Neil
Daughter
William
Devlin
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cairns | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth W | Cairns | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Neil | Step Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Neil | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Neil | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Devlin | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | England |
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