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Household of Matthew Cairns (born 1860, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Matthew Cairns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cairns, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cairns, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's -, Elizabeth Gouldie, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Cairns's household

Male

Matthew

Cairns

Head
Female

Ellen

Cairns

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gouldie

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gouldie

-
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cairns

Head

Married

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Cairns

Wife

Married

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gouldie

Wife

-

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gouldie

-

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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