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Household of Christopher Fairs (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

Christopher Fairs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Fairs, born in 1838 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairs, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and James (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Christopher Fairs's household

Male

Christopher

Fairs

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairs

Wife
Male

Charles

Fairs

Son
Female

Dorothy

Fairs

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Fairs

Son
Male

Christopher

Fairs

Son
Male

John

Fairs

Son
Female

Margaret

Fairs

Daughter
Male

James

Fairs

Son
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Fairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Fairs

Head

Married

43

1838

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Fairs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Fairs

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Dorothy

Fairs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ralph

Fairs

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Christopher

Fairs

Son

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Fairs

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Fairs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Fairs

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

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