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Household of John Cairns (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 1821 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1804 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1847 in Ireland) and William (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Patrick (born 1855 in Ireland), John's Grandson, Patrick (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Ellin (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McGarrigle

Son-In-Law
Male

Patrick

McGarrigle

Grandson
Female

Margaret

McGarrigle

Granddaughter
Female

Ellin

McGarrigle

Granddaughter
Male

William

McGarrigle

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

77

1804

Ireland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Patrick

McGarrigle

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Patrick

McGarrigle

Grandson

Unmarried

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGarrigle

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellin

McGarrigle

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McGarrigle

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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