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Household of James Cairns (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1851 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Henry Babes, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Male

James John

Cairns

Son
Female

Sarah

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Henry

Babes

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

James John

Cairns

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cairns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Babes

Boarder

Unmarried

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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