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Household of William Cairns (born 1843, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, 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 St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cairns, born in 1840 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Christina (born 1869 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), George (born 1879 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, John Cairns, born in 1846 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Cairns's household

Male

William

Cairns

Head
Female

Mary

Cairns

Wife
Female

Christina

Cairns

Daughter
Male

William

Cairns

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Son
Female

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cairns

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cairns

Daughter
Male

George

Cairns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter
Male

John

Cairns

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Cairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Cairns

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Cairns

Son

-

11

1870

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Son

-

9

1872

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cairns

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Cairns

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Cairns

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Cairns

Son

-

2

1879

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Cairns

Daughter

-

0

1881

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Cairns

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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