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Household of Alexander Fairfield (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Fairfield and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fairfield, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Georgina Fairfield, born in 1841 in Lerwick, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1836 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Mary (born 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Maggie (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Isabella (born 1835 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Julia (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Fairfield's household

Male

Alexander

Fairfield

Head
Female

Georgina

Fairfield

Wife
Male

George

Fairfield

Son
Male

William

Fairfield

Son
Male

James

Smith

Lodger
Female

Mary

Grant

Lodger
Female

Maggie

Grant

Lodger
Female

Isabella

Baird

Lodger
Female

Julia

Hardlyon

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fairfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fairfield

Head

Married

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Fairfield

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lerwick, Sutherland, Scotland

George

Fairfield

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Fairfield

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Smith

Lodger

Unmarried

45

1836

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Grant

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Grant

Lodger

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Baird

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Perthshire, Scotland

Julia

Hardlyon

Lodger

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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