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Household of John Cairns (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cairns, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1869 in Ireland) and Mary Ann (born 1874 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1821 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Ireland).


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Cairns

Wife
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John

Girvan

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Blake

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary Ann

Cairns

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Ireland

Mary Ann

Cairns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Girvan

Boarder

Unmarried

60

1821

Ireland

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Joseph

Blake

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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