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Household of John Cairns (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1837 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1859 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kelso B (born 1873 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Stirling, born in 1862 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Kelso B

Cairns

Son
Female

Jane

Stirling

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Widower

44

1837

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

16

1865

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kelso B

Cairns

Son

-

8

1873

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Stirling

Servant

-

19

1862

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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