Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Cairns (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cairns, born in 1836 in Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1834 in Longhorsley, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; W R Alex (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Susannah (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Cairns's household

Male

Thomas

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Male

W R Alex

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cairns

Head

Married

45

1836

Northumberland, England

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

47

1834

Longhorsley, Northumberland, England

W R Alex

Cairns

Son

Single

17

1864

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sarah Ann

Cairns

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Susannah

Cairns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Cairns in Gateshead in 1881, and follow the Cairns family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Cairns

We’ve found Thomas Cairns in 44 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Cairns' household and view the Cairns family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census