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Household of Ellen Cairns (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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.

Ellen Cairns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Cairns, born in 1839 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; John (born 1859 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Minnie (born 1872 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Ellen Cairns's household

Female

Ellen

Cairns

Head
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

Thomas

Cairns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Cairns

Head

Widow

42

1839

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cairns

Son

-

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Minnie

Cairns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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