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Household of James Cairns (born 1811, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Logie, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1811 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine D Cairns, born in 1826 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1849 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1855 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1859 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Catherine D

Cairns

Wife
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Purden

Visitor
Female

Mary

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

70

1811

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Catherine D

Cairns

Wife

Married

55

1826

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

Purden

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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