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Household of John Cairns (born 1825, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, 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.

John Cairns and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cairns, born in 1825 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1866 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1860 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son-In-Law, Robert Reid, born in 1856 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Cairns's household

Male

John

Cairns

Head
Male

John

Cairns

Son
Male

Robert

Reid

Son-In-Law
Female

Ellen

Reid

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cairns

Head

Widower

56

1825

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Reid

Son-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

Reid

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

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