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Household of David Cairns (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Davids, Midlothian, 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 1841 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1841 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Euphemia (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Step Son, Christopher Norval, born in 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Cairns's household

Male

David

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Male

Christopher

Norval

Step Son
Female

Euphemia

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Male

Charles

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Cairns

Head

Married

40

1841

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christopher

Norval

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Cairns

Daughter

-

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Cairns

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

-

10

1871

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

-

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Cairns

Son

-

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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