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Household of James Cairns (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Cairns and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1834 in Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cairns, born in 1842 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1863 in Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1866 in Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Joseph (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Benjamin (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Edwin (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Wife
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Female

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

Joseph

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Cairns

Son
Male

Edwin

Cairns

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

47

1834

Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

-

15

1866

Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joseph

Cairns

Son

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Cairns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Benjamin

Cairns

Son

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edwin

Cairns

Son

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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