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Household of Peter F Cairns (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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.

Peter F Cairns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter F Cairns, born in 1850 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Peter F was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1850 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret G (born 1871 in -), Elizabeth T (born 1872 in -), Catherine (born 1874 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter F's Lodger, George Kerr, born in 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Peter F Cairns's household

Male

Peter F

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth T

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Female

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Helen

Cairns

Daughter
Male

George

Kerr

Lodger
First name(s) Peter F
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter F

Cairns

Head

Married

31

1850

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret G

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

-

Elizabeth T

Cairns

Daughter

-

9

1872

-

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

-

6

1875

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Cairns

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Cairns

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

George

Kerr

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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