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Household of David Cairns (born 1823, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Cairns, born in 1823 in Auchterderran, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella R Cairns, born in 1841 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1858 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and David's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland).


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David Cairns's household

Male

David

Cairns

Head
Female

Isabella R

Cairns

Wife
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Wood

Servant
Female

Jane

Lothian

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Cairns

Head

Married

58

1823

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Isabella R

Cairns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

2

1879

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

0

1881

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Lothian

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

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