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Household of William Cairns (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cairns, born in 1843 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cairns, born in 1840 in England. They had 8 children; Henry (born 1869 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Albert (born 1870 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1872 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1879 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Francis (born 1880 in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Charles Godfrey, born in 1875 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Sarah

Cairns

Wife
Male

Henry

Cairns

Son
Male

Albert

Cairns

Son
Female

Martha

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Christina

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

Arthur

Cairns

Son
Male

Francis

Cairns

Son
Male

Charles

Godfrey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cairns

Head

Married

38

1843

England

Sarah

Cairns

Wife

Married

41

1840

England

Henry

Cairns

Son

-

12

1869

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Albert

Cairns

Son

-

11

1870

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Martha

Cairns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Jane

Cairns

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Christina

Cairns

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

-

4

1877

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Arthur

Cairns

Son

-

2

1879

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Francis

Cairns

Son

-

1

1880

Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Charles

Godfrey

Boarder

-

6

1875

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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