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Household of James Cairns (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cairns, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cairns, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and N K (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1853 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Ireland).


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James Cairns's household

Male

James

Cairns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Fanny

Cairns

Daughter
Female

N K

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McLuskey

Boarder
Male

James

Gallacher

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cairns

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fanny

Cairns

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

N K

Cairns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

McLuskey

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

James

Gallacher

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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