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Household of John Cairns (born 1853, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1853 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Cairns, born in 1854 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Levis, born in 1862 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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John Cairns's household
John
Cairns
Head
Ann
Cairns
Wife
William
Cairns
Son
Alexander
Cairns
Son
Jeanie
Cairns
Daughter
John
Cairns
Son
Ann
Cairns
Daughter
William
Levis
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cairns | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Cairns | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Cairns | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Cairns | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Cairns | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Cairns | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Levis | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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