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Household of James Cairns (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Cairns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1828 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1862 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, John (born 1852 in England) and James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1855 in -).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Male

Andrew

Cairns

Son
Female

Maggie

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

John

Denison

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Denison

Visitor
Male

John

Denison

Son
Female

Bessie

Denison

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Andrew

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Denison

Visitor

Married

29

1852

England

Elizabeth

Denison

Visitor

Married

26

1855

-

John

Denison

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Denison

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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