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Household of John Fairbairn (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anna M Fairbairn, born in 1843 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Betty (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's -, Robert (born 1805 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Anna (born 1864 in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John P (born 1850 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Fairbairn's household

Male

John

Fairbairn

Head
Female

Anna M

Fairbairn

Wife
Male

John

Fairbairn

Son
Female

Betty

Scott

Servant
Male

Robert

Fairbairn

-
Female

Anna

Farr

Servant
Female

Mary

McLaughlan

Servant
Male

John P

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Fairbairn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairbairn

Head

Married

36

1845

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anna M

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Fairbairn

Son

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betty

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Fairbairn

-

-

76

1805

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anna

Farr

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McLaughlan

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John P

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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