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Household of Robert Cairns (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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.

Robert Cairns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cairns, born in 1842 in Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cairns, born in 1839 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Jane E (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England), William (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England), George (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Hannah J (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Dorothy A (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, John Atkinson, born in 1842 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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Robert Cairns's household

Male

Robert

Cairns

Head
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Wife
Female

Jane E

Cairns

Daughter
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

George

Cairns

Son
Female

Hannah J

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Dorothy A

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John

Atkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cairns

Head

Married

39

1842

Northumberland, England

Catherine

Cairns

Wife

Married

42

1839

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Jane E

Cairns

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Cairns

Son

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

George

Cairns

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Hannah J

Cairns

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Dorothy A

Cairns

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

John

Atkinson

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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