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Household of James Cairns (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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 Cairns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1842 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lucy Cairns, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1878 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Lucy

Cairns

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Martha

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cairns

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Lucy

Cairns

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Cairns

Son

Single

10

1871

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

James

Cairns

Son

Single

4

1877

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Martha

Cairns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cairns

Son

Single

1

1880

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

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