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Household of David Cairney (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, 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.

David Cairney and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Cairney, born in 1835 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairney, born in 1847 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susanna (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Lodger, Catherine (born 1843 in Ireland).


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David Cairney's household

Male

David

Cairney

Head
Female

Mary

Cairney

Wife
Male

John

Cairney

Son
Female

Mary

Cairney

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Cairney

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairney

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Easton

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Lodger
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Cairney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Cairney

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Mary

Cairney

Wife

Married

34

1847

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairney

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susanna

Cairney

Daughter

-

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairney

Daughter

-

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Easton

Servant

-

14

1867

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Lodger

Widow

38

1843

Ireland

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