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Household of John Cairns (born 1834, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1834 in Ceres, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Cairns, born in 1838 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John D (born 1864 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), James W (born 1865 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert D (born 1867 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary M (born 1868 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and Nellie D (born 1878 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).
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John Cairns's household
John
Cairns
Head
Maggie
Cairns
Wife
John D
Cairns
Son
James W
Cairns
Son
Robert D
Cairns
Son
Mary M
Cairns
Daughter
Nellie D
Cairns
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Ceres, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Cairns | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Ceres, Fife, Scotland | |
Maggie | Cairns | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John D | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James W | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert D | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary M | Cairns | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Nellie D | Cairns | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland |
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