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Household of John Cairns (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Cairns, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mdejmas (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Francis (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Thomas (born 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's -, Ann (born 1835 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Maria

Cairns

Wife
Female

Mdejmas

Cairns

Daughter
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

Francis

Cairns

Son
Male

Thomas

Burton

-
Female

Ann

Burton

-
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Maria

Cairns

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Mdejmas

Cairns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Cairns

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Francis

Cairns

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Burton

-

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Burton

-

Married

46

1835

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

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