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Household of John Cairns (born 1852, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1852 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1853 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Flora Kerr, born in 1861 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Flora

Kerr

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

29

1852

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Kerr

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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