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Household of William Cairncoss (born 1817, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Cairncoss and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairncoss, born in 1817 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to - Cairncoss, born in 1816 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Hetti (born 1880 in England) and William's Grandson, William (born 1881 in England).


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William Cairncoss's household

Male

William

Cairncoss

Head
Female

-

Cairncoss

Wife
Female

Jane

Cairncoss

Daughter
Female

Hetti

Cairncoss

Granddaughter
Male

William

Cairncoss

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Cairncoss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cairncoss

Head

Married

64

1817

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

-

Cairncoss

Wife

Married

65

1816

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Cairncoss

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hetti

Cairncoss

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

England

William

Cairncoss

Grandson

-

0

1881

England

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