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Household of David Farrer (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

David Farrer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Farrer, born in 1831 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Farrer, born in 1832 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1852 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Frederick A (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James T S (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Frank M (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Maggie (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Orphan, Emmanuel (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and David's Orphan, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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David Farrer's household

Male

David

Farrer

Head
Female

Sarah

Farrer

Wife
Male

John

Farrer

Son
Female

Sarah J

Farrer

Daughter
Male

Frederick A

Farrer

Son
Male

James T S

Farrer

Son
Female

Ada

Farrar

Daughter
Male

Frank M

Farrar

Grand Son
Male

Emmanuel

Duxbury (Farrar)

Orphan
Female

Elizabeth

Duxbury (Farrar)

Orphan
Female

Maggie

Farrar

Grand Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Farrer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Farrer

Head

Married

50

1831

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Farrer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Farrer

Son

Widower

29

1852

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Farrer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Frederick A

Farrer

Son

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James T S

Farrer

Son

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Farrar

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Frank M

Farrar

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emmanuel

Duxbury (Farrar)

Orphan

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Duxbury (Farrar)

Orphan

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Farrar

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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