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Household of John Cairns (born 1839, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alva, Stirlingshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1839 in Alva, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1835 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1874 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
Female

Janet

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

42

1839

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Janet

Cairns

Daughter

-

12

1869

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Cairns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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