William Davidson
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Household of William Cairns (born 1826, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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 Cairns and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1826 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Cairns, born in 1832 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Jessie (born 1857 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1858 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1859 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1876 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Cairns's household
William
Cairns
Head
Janet
Cairns
Wife
Jessie
Cairns
Daughter
John
Cairns
Son
Isabella
Cairns
Daughter
James
Cairns
Son
Elizabeth
Cairns
Daughter
Thomas
Cairns
Son
George
Cairns
Son
Agnes
Cairns
Daughter
David
Cairns
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Cairns | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Cairns | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Cairns | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Cairns | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Cairns | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Cairns | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Cairns | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Cairns | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland |
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