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Household of John Cairns (born 1829, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bannockburn, 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 1829 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Cairns, born in 1830 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John H (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter M (born 1863 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Son, John G Ferguson, born in 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Wife
Male

John H

Cairns

Son
Male

Peter M

Cairns

Son
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John G

Ferguson

Adopted Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

52

1829

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Wife

Married

51

1830

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John H

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter M

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John G

Ferguson

Adopted Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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