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Household of William Cairns (born 1832, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterarder, Perthshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1832 in Perthshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Cairns, born in 1836 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Christiana M (born 1865 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Agnes J (born 1867 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Jannet (born 1871 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Catherine M (born 1819 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary E (born 1859 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1844 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Helen

Cairns

Wife
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Christiana M

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Agnes J

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Helen

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

Robert

Kirk

Boarder
Female

Catherine M

Roy

Visitor
Female

Mary E

Hill

Servant
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Servant
Male

William

Kemp

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cairns

Head

Married

49

1832

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Cairns

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Christiana M

Cairns

Daughter

-

16

1865

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Cairns

Daughter

-

14

1867

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Cairns

Daughter

-

12

1869

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Jannet

Cairns

Daughter

-

10

1871

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

5

1876

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Kirk

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine M

Roy

Visitor

Widow

62

1819

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary E

Hill

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Kemp

Servant

Married

37

1844

Perthshire, Scotland

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