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Household of James Fairbairn (born 1844, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairbairn, born in 1844 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Fairbairn, born in 1839 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Fairbairn's household

Male

James

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Barbara

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Janet

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fairbairn

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Fairbairn

Head

Married

37

1844

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Barbara

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

42

1839

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Fairbairn

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Fairbairn

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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