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Household of Alexander Fairbairn (born 1835, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, 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 Fairbairn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fairbairn, born in 1835 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Fairbairn, born in 1834 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1865 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1877 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Fairbairn's household

Male

Alexander

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Isabella

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Maggie

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Catherine

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fairbairn

Son
Male

Walter

Fairbairn

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fairbairn

Head

Married

46

1835

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Fairbairn

Son

-

8

1873

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

Fairbairn

Son

-

4

1877

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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