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Household of Henry Fairs (born 1834, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cuckfield, Sussex, 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.

Henry Fairs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Fairs, born in 1834 in Shermanbury, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Caroline Fairs, born in 1843 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Henfield, Sussex, England), George (born 1869 in Henfield, Sussex, England), James (born 1871 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1874 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England) and Albert (born 1876 in Albourne, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Alfred Silsby, born in 1855 in Clayton, Sussex, England.


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Henry Fairs's household

Male

Henry

Fairs

Head
Female

Caroline

Fairs

Wife
Male

William

Fairs

Son
Male

George

Fairs

Son
Male

James

Fairs

Son
Female

Annie

Fairs

Daughter
Male

Albert

Fairs

Son
Male

Alfred

Silsby

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Fairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Fairs

Head

Married

47

1834

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Caroline

Fairs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

William

Fairs

Son

Single

14

1867

Henfield, Sussex, England

George

Fairs

Son

Single

12

1869

Henfield, Sussex, England

James

Fairs

Son

Single

10

1871

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Annie

Fairs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Albert

Fairs

Son

Single

5

1876

Albourne, Sussex, England

Alfred

Silsby

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Clayton, Sussex, England

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