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Household of David Fairbairn (born 1835, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Fairbairn, born in 1835 in Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Fairbairn, born in 1836 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Agnes (born 1861 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Annie (born 1868 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1873 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Father, Robert Fairbairn, born in 1805 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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David Fairbairn's household

Male

David

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Agnes

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Annie

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

David

Fairbairn

Son
Male

Peter

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Jane

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fairbairn

Father
First name(s) David
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Fairbairn

Head

Married

46

1835

Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

45

1836

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Fairbairn

Father

Widower

76

1805

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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