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Household of Andrew Fairbairn (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), Lanarkshire, 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.

Andrew Fairbairn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Fairbairn, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Mary Fairbairn, born in 1835 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Servant, Jane Morton, born in 1861 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Andrew Fairbairn's household

Male

Andrew

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Margaret

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morton

Servant
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Fairbairn

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

46

1835

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Fairbairn

Son

-

11

1870

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Morton

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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