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Household of James Cairney (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Cairney and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairney, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cairney, born in 1841 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1867 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Jane Cairney, born in 1802 in Ireland.


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James Cairney's household

Male

James

Cairney

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cairney

Wife
Male

James

Cairney

Son
Male

Hugh

Cairney

Son
Male

Daniel

Cairney

Son
Female

Mary

Cairney

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cairney

Son
Male

Francis

Cairney

Son
Male

John

Cairney

Son
Female

Jane

Cairney

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Cairney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairney

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cairney

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairney

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairney

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Cairney

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Ireland

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