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Household of William Cairns (born 1841, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1841 in Westmorland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cairns, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), L? (born 1873 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1875 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1877 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cairns

Son
Female

L?

Cairns

Daughter
Male

George

Cairns

Son
Female

Maggie

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Westmorland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cairns

Head

Married

40

1841

Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Cairns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cairns

Son

Single

10

1871

Dalton, Lancashire, England

L?

Cairns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dalton, Lancashire, England

George

Cairns

Son

Single

6

1875

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Cairns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dalton, Lancashire, England

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