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Household of Robert Cairns (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, 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.

Robert Cairns and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cairns, born in 1832 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Brown, born in 1830 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1861 in Fife, Scotland), Grace (born 1863 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Grace (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Catherine (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland) and Robert's -, Janet (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Cairns's household

Male

Robert

Cairns

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Wife
Male

David

Cairns

Son
Female

Grace

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
Female

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
Female

Grace

Brown

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Brown

Boarder
Female

Janet

Brown

-
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cairns

Head

Married

49

1832

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Wife

Married

51

1830

Fife, Scotland

David

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Fife, Scotland

Grace

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Brown

-

-

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

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