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Household of John Cairns (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cairns, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1870 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Sarah

Cairns

Wife
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Female

Robina

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Sarah

Cairns

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

William

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Cairns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cairns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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