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Household of John Fair (born 1848, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Fair and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fair, born in 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary G Fair, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Fyffe, born in 1859 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Fair's household

Male

John

Fair

Head
Female

Mary G

Fair

Wife
Female

Catherine

Fair

Daughter
Male

James

Fair

Son
Female

Mary

Fair

Daughter
Male

John

Fair

Son
Female

Margaret

Fyffe

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Fair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fair

Head

Married

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary G

Fair

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Fair

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Fair

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Fair

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Fair

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Fyffe

Servant

-

22

1859

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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