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Household of James Fairful (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 Fairful and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairful, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairful, born in 1843 in -. They had 4 children; David (born 1865 in England), James (born 1870 in Spain), Margaret (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Ritchie (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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James Fairful's household

Male

James

Fairful

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairful

Wife
Male

David

Fairful

Son
Male

James

Fairful

Son
Female

Margaret

Farful

Daughter
Female

Ritchie

Fairful

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Fairful
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fairful

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Fairful

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

David

Fairful

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

England

James

Fairful

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Spain

Margaret

Farful

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Ritchie

Fairful

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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