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Household of John Cairns (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 Cairns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1821 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Cairns, born in 1843 in -. They had 3 children; Dorothy (born 1875 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christopher (born 1863 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Curlie, born in 1856 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Anne

Cairns

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Cairns

Son
Male

John

Curlie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

60

1821

-

Anne

Cairns

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

Dorothy

Cairns

Daughter

-

6

1875

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christopher

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

-

John

Curlie

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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