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Household of William Cairns (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1841 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Cairns, born in 1841 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Janet

Cairns

Wife
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Female

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Female

Janet

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Cairns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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