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Household of William Cairns (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.
William Cairns and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisa J Cairns, born in 1845 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1871 in Colchester, Essex, England), Charlie (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Gerald (born 1876 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and George (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Charlie (born 1847 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and William's Moth In Law, Mary A (born 1798 in Chatham, Kent, England).
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William Cairns's household
William
Cairns
Head
Elisa J
Cairns
Wife
Mary
Cairns
Daughter
Charlie
Cairns
Son
Gerald
Cairns
Son
George
Cairns
Son
Charlie
Fassell
Brother In Law
Mary A
Fassell
Moth In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Cairns | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Elisa J | Cairns | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Mary | Cairns | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Charlie | Cairns | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Gerald | Cairns | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
George | Cairns | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Charlie | Fassell | Brother In Law | Single | 34 | 1847 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Mary A | Fassell | Moth In Law | Widow | 83 | 1798 | Chatham, Kent, England |
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