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Household of William Cairns (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cupar, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1846 in Collessie, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cairns, born in 1846 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Margaret

Cairns

Wife
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Annie

Cairns

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cairns

Head

Married

35

1846

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Cairns

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

12

1869

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

-

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Cairns

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

-

6

1875

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

2

1879

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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