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Household of Rebecca Cairns (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Rebecca Cairns and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rebecca Cairns, born in 1831 in , consisted of 11 members. Rebecca was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Edward (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bernard (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Rebecca's Boarder, Margaret (born 1853 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rebecca's Boarder, Margaret (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rebecca's Boarder, Susan (born 1865 in -).


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Rebecca Cairns's household

Female

Rebecca

Cairns

Head
Male

Edward

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

Thomas

Cairns

Son
Male

Francis

Cairns

Son
Male

Bernard

Cairns

Son
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
Male

Joseph

Cairns

Son
Female

Margaret

Martin

Boarder
Female

Margaret

McMorris

Boarder
Female

Susan

McMorris

Boarder
First name(s) Rebecca
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place -

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Rebecca

Cairns

Head

Widow

50

1831

-

Edward

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Cairns

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Cairns

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Cairns

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Martin

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McMorris

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

McMorris

Boarder

Married

16

1865

-

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