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Household of John Cairns (born 1821, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1821 in Broughton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cairns, born in 1821 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1848 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1853 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1855 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Agness (born 1867 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James (born 1868 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, James C (born 1880 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Wife
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Agness

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Cairns

Grandson
Male

James C

Cairns

Grandson
Male

John

Thorburn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

60

1821

Broughton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Wife

Married

60

1821

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Janet

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agness

Cairns

Daughter

-

14

1867

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Grandson

-

13

1868

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James C

Cairns

Grandson

-

1

1880

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Thorburn

Boarder

-

16

1865

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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