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Household of Thomas Cairns (born 1841, Galway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rafford, Moray, 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.

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 Galway, Galway, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1843 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Cairns's household

Male

Thomas

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Jessie

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cairns

Son
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Galway, Galway, 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

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

-

13

1868

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Daughter

-

8

1873

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

-

6

1875

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cairns

Son

-

4

1877

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

-

1

1880

Rafford, Morayshire, Scotland

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