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Household of John B Cairns (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John B Cairns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Cairns, born in 1851 in North Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Jane R R Cairns, born in 1853 in Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert R (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John B's Mother-In-Law, Janet Rose, born in 1815 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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John B Cairns's household

Male

John B

Cairns

Head
Female

Jane R R

Cairns

Wife
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

Robert R

Cairns

Son
Female

Janet

Rose

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John B
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Cairns

Head

Married

30

1851

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane R R

Cairns

Wife

Married

28

1853

Queensferry, Fife, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert R

Cairns

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Rose

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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