Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Cairns (born 1804)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1804 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Cairns, born in 1810 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1848 in Ireland), Mary (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1866 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Jemima Cairns, born in 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Agnes

Cairns

Wife
Male

Alexander

Cairns

Son
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Cairns

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cairns

Head

Married

77

1804

Ireland

Agnes

Cairns

Wife

Married

71

1810

Ireland

Alexander

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Ireland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cairns

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Cairns

Granddaughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Cairns in Middle District of Old Monkland in 1881, and follow the Cairns family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Cairns

We’ve found William Cairns in 43 family trees. Find out more about William Cairns' household and view the Cairns family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census