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Household of Robert McCairns (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 McCairns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McCairns, born in 1831 in , consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane McCairns, born in 1832 in Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Anna (born 1854 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1859 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Granddaughter, Anna Black (born 1872 in Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Granddaughter, Joanna (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert McCairns's household

Male

Robert

McCairns

Head
Female

Jane

McCairns

Wife
Female

Anna

McCairns

Daughter
Male

Peter

McCairns

Son
Female

Anna Black

McCairns

Granddaughter
Female

Joanna

McCairns

Granddaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name McCairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McCairns

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Jane

McCairns

Wife

Married

49

1832

Pathhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Anna

McCairns

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

McCairns

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Anna Black

McCairns

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joanna

McCairns

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

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