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Household of Hugh L Cairncross (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

Hugh L Cairncross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh L Cairncross, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Hugh L was the head of the household, married to Christina S Cairncross, born in 1845 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James S (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John A (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane A L (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Hugh L (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh L's Niece, Margaret (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Hugh L's -, John (born 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Hugh L Cairncross's household

Male

Hugh L

Cairncross

Head
Female

Christina S

Cairncross

Wife
Male

James S

Cairncross

Son
Male

John A

Cairncross

Son
Female

Jane A L

Cairncross

Daughter
Female

Christina

Cairncross

Daughter
Male

Hugh L

Cairncross

Son
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Niece
Male

John

Stewart

-
First name(s) Hugh L
Last name Cairncross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh L

Cairncross

Head

Married

40

1841

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina S

Cairncross

Wife

Married

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

James S

Cairncross

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John A

Cairncross

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane A L

Cairncross

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Cairncross

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh L

Cairncross

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Niece

-

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

-

Unmarried

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

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