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Household of Thomas Cairns (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Thomas Cairns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cairns, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Bridget (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John J (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mark (born 1859 in Ireland) and Thomas's Boarder, Michael (born 1860 in Ireland).


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Thomas Cairns's household

Male

Thomas

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Female

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John J

Cairns

Son
Male

Mark

Shiffington

Boarder
Male

Michael

Golleag

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cairns

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Ellen

Cairns

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Bridget

Cairns

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

John J

Cairns

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mark

Shiffington

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Michael

Golleag

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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