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Household of Alexander Clairns (born 1835, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Clairns and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Clairns, born in 1835 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Clairns, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Clairns's household
Alexander
Clairns
Head
Margaret
Clairns
Wife
Elizabeth
Clairns
Daughter
Mary
Clairns
Daughter
Alexander
Clairns
Son
John
Clairns
Son
Margaret
Clairns
Daughter
William
Clairns
Son
Agnes
Cairns
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Clairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Clairns | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Clairns | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Clairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Clairns | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Clairns | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Clairns | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Clairns | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Clairns | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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