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Household of James Cairns (born 1843)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1851 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Roseann (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Francis (born 1864 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Francis

McCormick

Boarder
Male

James

McCormick

Boarder
Female

Roseann

McCormick

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
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

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

30

1851

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cairns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

McCormick

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McCormick

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Roseann

McCormick

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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