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Household of James Fairbairn (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, 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.

James Fairbairn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairbairn, born in 1834 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairbairn, born in 1847 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Maggie (born 1870 in Stockton, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Stockton, Durham, England) and James (born 1873 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Edward Fairbairn, born in 1849 in Scotland.


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James Fairbairn's household

Male

James

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Isabella

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

William

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Maggie

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

John

Fairbairn

Son
Male

James

Fairbairn

Son
Male

Edward

Fairbairn

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fairbairn

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Margaret

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

34

1847

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Fairbairn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Fairbairn

Son

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Maggie

Fairbairn

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stockton, Durham, England

John

Fairbairn

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockton, Durham, England

James

Fairbairn

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockton, Durham, England

Edward

Fairbairn

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Scotland

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