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Household of Matthew Cairns (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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.

Matthew Cairns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cairns, born in 1835 in , consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Cairns, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Matthew (born 1866 in Ireland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1871 in Ireland).


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Matthew Cairns's household

Male

Matthew

Cairns

Head
Female

Jane

Cairns

Wife
Male

Matthew

Cairns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Male

James

Cairns

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cairns

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Jane

Cairns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Matthew

Cairns

Son

-

15

1866

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

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