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Household of William Cairns (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cairns, born in 1841 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David L (born 1876 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William J (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James (born 1834 in Latheron, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Nephew, Charles W (born 1873 in Ireland), William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1835 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland).
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William Cairns's household
William
Cairns
Head
Mary Ann
Cairns
Wife
David L
Cairns
Son
William J
Cairns
Son
James
Cairns
Brother
Charles W
Cairns
Nephew
Margaret
McKinlay
Sister-In-Law
Sarah
McDonald
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Cairns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Cairns | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Cairns | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David L | Cairns | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William J | Cairns | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Cairns | Brother | Married | 47 | 1834 | Latheron, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Charles W | Cairns | Nephew | - | 8 | 1873 | Ireland | |
Margaret | McKinlay | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland |
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