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Household of James Cairns (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Cairns, born in 1840 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Francis (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Jane

Cairns

Wife
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Francis

Cairns

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Cairns

Wife

Married

41

1840

Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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