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Household of John Stairs (born 1821, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 Stairs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stairs, born in 1821 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Stairs, born in 1810 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Agnes, born 1860 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Agnes (born 1861 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Stairs's household

Male

John

Stairs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Stairs

Wife
Female

Agnes

Walls

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Walls

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Walls

Granddaughter
Female

Agnes

Walls

Granddaughter
Female

Agnes

Stairs

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Stairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Stairs

Head

Married

60

1821

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Stairs

Wife

Married

71

1810

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Walls

Daughter

Widow

21

1860

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Walls

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Walls

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Walls

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Stairs

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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