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Household of John Cairns (born 1854, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1854 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Cairns, born in 1855 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1881 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Helen

Cairns

Wife
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

27

1854

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Helen

Cairns

Wife

Married

26

1855

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

-

0

1881

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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