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Household of Alexander B Fairlis (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

Alexander B Fairlis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander B Fairlis, born in 1838 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander B was the head of the household, married to Janet H J Fairlis, born in 1839 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet P (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Violet N (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace J (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander B Fairlis's household

Male

Alexander B

Fairlis

Head
Female

Janet H J

Fairlis

Wife
Female

Janet P

Fairlis

Daughter
Female

Violet N

Fairlis

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Fairlis

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Fairlis

Son
Female

Grace J

Fairlis

Daughter
Male

David

Fairlis

Son
First name(s) Alexander B
Last name Fairlis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander B

Fairlis

Head

Married

43

1838

Midlothian, Scotland

Janet H J

Fairlis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet P

Fairlis

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Violet N

Fairlis

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Fairlis

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Fairlis

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace J

Fairlis

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Fairlis

Son

-

3

1878

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

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