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Household of Edward Cairns (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

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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.

Edward Cairns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Cairns, born in 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Louisa Cairns, born in 1848 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Edward Wilson (born 1871 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Frank Alec (born 1875 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Sydney Hooper (born 1877 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Lilian Louise (born 1878 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Jassamine Constance (born 1880 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Fanny Reed, born in 1863 in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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Edward Cairns's household

Male

Edward

Cairns

Head
Female

Louisa

Cairns

Wife
Male

Edward Wilson

Cairns

Son
Male

Frank Alec

Cairns

Son
Male

Sydney Hooper

Cairns

Son
Female

Lilian Louise

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jassamine Constance

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Reed

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Cairns

Head

Married

31

1850

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Cairns

Wife

Married

33

1848

Walworth, Surrey, England

Edward Wilson

Cairns

Son

Single

10

1871

Walworth, Surrey, England

Frank Alec

Cairns

Son

Single

6

1875

Walworth, Surrey, England

Sydney Hooper

Cairns

Son

Single

4

1877

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Lilian Louise

Cairns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Peckham, Surrey, England

Jassamine Constance

Cairns

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peckham, Surrey, England

Fanny

Reed

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales

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