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Household of Margaret Cairns (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

Margaret Cairns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Cairns, born in 1826 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1854 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1856 in Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Mailingsland, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1874 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Cairns's household

Female

Margaret

Cairns

Head
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

Thomas

Cairns

Son
Male

Adam

Cairns

Son
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Margaret

Cairns

Head

Widow

55

1826

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Mailingsland, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Adam

Cairns

Son

-

7

1874

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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