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Household of Joseph Cairns (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Joseph Cairns and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cairns, born in 1846 in , consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Marjory Cairns, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Robert Watson, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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Joseph Cairns's household

Male

Joseph

Cairns

Head
Female

Marjory

Cairns

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cairns

Son
Male

Robert

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cairns

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Marjory

Cairns

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Thomas

Cairns

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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