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Household of Joseph Cairns (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cairns, born in 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Euphemia McKellar, born in 1827 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1864 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland) and William (born 1869 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Cairns's household

Male

Joseph

Cairns

Head
Female

Euphemia

McKellar

Wife
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

William

Cairns

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cairns

Head

Married

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McKellar

Wife

Married

54

1827

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

12

1869

Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland

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