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Household of John Cairns (born 1845, Down)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, England

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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 Cairns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1845 in Down, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Cairns, born in 1851 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. They had 3 children; John Gilbert (born 1874 in Dover, Kent, England), George C (born 1878 in Dover, Kent, England) and James (born 1880 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, Edith (born 1860 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), John's Assistant, Archibald P (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Shepherdswell, Kent, England).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Janet

Cairns

Wife
Male

John Gilbert

Cairns

Son
Male

George C

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Edith

Norman

Assistant
Male

Archibald P

Mc Larty

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth

Strood

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Down, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

36

1845

Down, Ireland

Janet

Cairns

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

John Gilbert

Cairns

Son

Single

7

1874

Dover, Kent, England

George C

Cairns

Son

Single

3

1878

Dover, Kent, England

James

Cairns

Son

Single

1

1880

Dover, Kent, England

Edith

Norman

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Archibald P

Mc Larty

Assistant

Single

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Strood

Servant

Single

16

1865

Shepherdswell, Kent, England

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