Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Elspeth Cairns (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Elspeth Cairns and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Elspeth Cairns, born in 1834 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Elspeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Margaret (born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Elspeth Cairns's household

Female

Elspeth

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) Elspeth
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elspeth

Cairns

Head

Widow

47

1834

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elisabeth

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Elspeth Cairns in St Peter in 1881, and follow the Cairns family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Elspeth Cairns

We’ve found Elspeth Cairns in 3 family trees. Find out more about Elspeth Cairns' household and view the Cairns family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census