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Household of James Fairbairn (born 1823, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelso, Roxburghshire, 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.

James Fairbairn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairbairn, born in 1823 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Fairbairn, born in 1824 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1856 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1860 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1844 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jemima (born 1878 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's Son-In-Law, Michael (born 1845 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Fairbairn's household

Male

James

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Euphemia

Fairbairn

Wife
Male

James

Fairbairn

Son
Male

George

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Jemima

Nichol

Granddaughter
Male

Michael

Culbertson

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Culbertson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fairbairn

Head

Married

58

1823

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jemima

Nichol

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Michael

Culbertson

Son-In-Law

Married

36

1845

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Culbertson

Daughter

Married

37

1844

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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