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Household of Robert Cairns (born 1843, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Robert Cairns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cairns, born in 1843 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in -) and Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Cairns's household

Male

Robert

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Female

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cairns

Head

Married

38

1843

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

5

1876

-

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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