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Household of Ninian Cairns (born 1845, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, England

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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.

Ninian Cairns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ninian Cairns, born in 1845 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Ninian was the head of the household, married to Thirza Cairns, born in 1849 in Beswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Walter J (born 1873 in Stockton, Durham, England), Thirza W (born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England), Agnes E (born 1878 in Stockton, Durham, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Gertrude M (born 1881 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ninian's Servant, Martha Davey, born in 1863 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.


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Ninian Cairns's household

Male

Ninian

Cairns

Head
Female

Thirza

Cairns

Wife
Male

Walter J

Cairns

Son
Female

Thirza W

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Agnes E

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Martha

Davey

Servant
First name(s) Ninian
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ninian

Cairns

Head

Married

36

1845

Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thirza

Cairns

Wife

Married

32

1849

Beswick, Yorkshire, England

Walter J

Cairns

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockton, Durham, England

Thirza W

Cairns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

Agnes E

Cairns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockton, Durham, England

Jessie

Cairns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Gertrude M

Cairns

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stockton, Durham, England

Martha

Davey

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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