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Household of John Cairns (born 1839, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1839 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1833 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1869 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1873 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland), William T (born 1874 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1876 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Assistant, Thomas (born 1856 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John's Assistant, David (born 1859 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland).
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John Cairns's household
John
Cairns
Head
Mary
Cairns
Wife
Walter
Cairns
Son
Grace
Cairns
Daughter
William T
Cairns
Son
Mary M
Cairns
Daughter
Annie
Armstrong
Servant
Thomas
Coldwell
Assistant
David
Robertson
Assistant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cairns | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Cairns | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Walter | Cairns | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Grace | Cairns | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William T | Cairns | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary M | Cairns | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Armstrong | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Coldwell | Assistant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
David | Robertson | Assistant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland |
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