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Household of James Fairbairn (born 1846, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1846 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Fairbairn, born in 1846 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Gilbert (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Fairbairn's household

Male

James

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Jane

Fairbairn

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Janet

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

James

Fairbairn

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hawick, 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

35

1846

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

35

1846

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Fairbairn

Son

-

13

1868

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Fairbairn

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Fairbairn

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Fairbairn

Son

-

2

1879

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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