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Household of David Fairbairn (born 1828, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.
David Fairbairn and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Fairbairn, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Fairbairn, born in 1826 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Maggie (born 1856 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Mary T (born 1858 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Martha J (born 1860 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1865 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), Robert T (born 1867 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1870 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Jessie F Williamson, born in 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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David Fairbairn's household
David
Fairbairn
Head
Isabella
Fairbairn
Wife
Maggie
Fairbairn
Daughter
Mary T
Fairbairn
Daughter
Martha J
Fairbairn
Daughter
Isabella
Fairbairn
Daughter
Archibald
Fairbairn
Son
Robert T
Fairbairn
Son
Georgina
Fairbairn
Daughter
Jessie F
Williamson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Fairbairn |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Fairbairn | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Fairbairn | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Mary T | Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Martha J | Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Fairbairn | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Robert T | Fairbairn | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Georgina | Fairbairn | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Jessie F | Williamson | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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