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Household of John Fairbairn (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 Fairbairn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairbairn, born in 1846 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Fairbairn, born in 1841 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Kilmany, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Euphemia (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Fairbairn's household

Male

John

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Jane

Fairbairn

Wife
Male

John

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter
Male

James

Fairbairn

Son
Male

Thomas

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Euphemia

Fairbairn

Daughter
Female

Jane

Fairbairn

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairbairn

Head

Married

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

40

1841

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

John

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kilmany, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Fairbairn

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Euphemia

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Fairbairn

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

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