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Household of Alexander Fairweather (born 1835, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Fairweather and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fairweather, born in 1835 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Fairweather, born in 1841 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Janet (born 1805 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1811 in Sandy, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Mary (born 1836 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Fairweather's household
Alexander
Fairweather
Head
Jane
Fairweather
Wife
John
Fairweather
Son
Alexander
Fairweather
Son
Margaret
Fairweather
Daughter
Isabella
Fairweather
Daughter
Janet
Fairweather
Mother
Jane
Peterkin
Mother-In-Law
Mary
McGaw
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Fairweather |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Fairweather | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Fairweather | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Fairweather | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Fairweather | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Fairweather | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Fairweather | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Fairweather | Mother | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Peterkin | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Sandy, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | McGaw | Visitor | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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