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Household of David Cairns (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 Cairns and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Cairns, born in 1836 in Auchterderran, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mitchell, born in 1838 in Oakley, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter (born 1865 in Oakley, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Oakley, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Devnia (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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David Cairns's household

Male

David

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife
Male

Peter

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Male

Andrew

Cairns

Son
Female

Christina

Cairns

Daughter
Female

James

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Devnia

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Cairns

Head

Married

45

1836

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Oakley, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Oakley, Fife, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

14

1867

Oakley, Fife, Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Cairns

Son

-

6

1875

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Cairns

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Devnia

Cairns

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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