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Household of Edward Cairns (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Killearn, 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.

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 1827 in , consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Cairns, born in 1841 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1870 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1878 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Rankin, born in 1816 in Ireland.


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Edward Cairns's household

Male

Edward

Cairns

Head
Female

Jane

Cairns

Wife
Female

Mary J

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Edward

Cairns

Son
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Female

Margaret

Rankin

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Cairns

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Jane

Cairns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary J

Cairns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cairns

Daughter

-

6

1875

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Edward

Cairns

Son

-

3

1878

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

1

1880

Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rankin

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Ireland

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