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Household of James Fairbairn (born 1826, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairbairn, born in 1826 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Fairbairn, born in 1826 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1853 in Minto, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1855 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1860 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1862 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James H (born 1865 in Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Fairbairn's household

Male

James

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife
Female

Janet

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fairbairn

Son
Male

William

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Helen

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

James H

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fairbairn

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fairbairn

Head

Married

55

1826

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

55

1826

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Minto, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary H

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James H

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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