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Household of Alexander Cairns (born 1835, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cairns, born in 1835 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cairns, born in 1835 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander Mc L (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Robert Smith, born in 1864 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Cairns's household
Alexander
Cairns
Head
Elizabeth
Cairns
Wife
Elizabeth
Cairns
Daughter
John
Cairns
Son
Janet
Cairns
Daughter
Alexander Mc L
Cairns
Son
Robert
Smith
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| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Cairns | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cairns | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Cairns | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander Mc L | Cairns | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Smith | - | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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