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Household of Henry Cairns (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

Henry Cairns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cairns, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane S Cairns, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Eliza H, born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Annie (born 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Catherine (born 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Marg (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Henry Cairns's household

Male

Henry

Cairns

Head
Female

Jane S

Cairns

Wife
Female

Eliza H

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thomson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Graham

Servant
Female

Marg

Cochrane

Servant
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cairns

Head

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane S

Cairns

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza H

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Marg

Cochrane

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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