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Household of James Fairbairn (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairbairn, born in 1842 in Ford, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Fairbairn, born in 1838 in Ford, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1864 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Annie (born 1868 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Hugh (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Urpeth, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Tanfield, Durham, England) and John Robert (born 1877 in Tanfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Wilson, born in 1858 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.


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James Fairbairn's household

Male

James

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Ann

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Annie

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Fairbairn

Son
Male

James

Fairbairn

Son
Male

William

Fairbairn

Son
Male

John Robert

Fairbairn

Son
Male

Robert

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ford, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fairbairn

Head

Married

39

1842

Ford, Northumberland, England

Ann

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ford, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Fairbairn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Annie

Fairbairn

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lanchester, Durham, England

Hugh

Fairbairn

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

James

Fairbairn

Son

Single

8

1873

Urpeth, Durham, England

William

Fairbairn

Son

Single

6

1875

Tanfield, Durham, England

John Robert

Fairbairn

Son

Single

4

1877

Tanfield, Durham, England

Robert

Wilson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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