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Household of William Cairns (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1851 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1853 in Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, James Robertson, born in 1857 in Fife, Scotland.


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Male

Robert

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Cairns

Head

Married

30

1851

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Cairns

Son

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Fife, Scotland

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