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Household of John Fairlamb (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Fairlamb and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairlamb, born in 1844 in Allendale, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; F W (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), John A (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Mary Brodie, born in 1827 in Scotland.


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John Fairlamb's household

Male

John

Fairlamb

Head
Male

F W

Fairlamb

Son
Female

Mary J

Fairlamb

Daughter
Male

John A

Fairlamb

Son
Female

Hannah

Fairlamb

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brodie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Fairlamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Allendale, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairlamb

Head

Widower

37

1844

Allendale, Durham, England

F W

Fairlamb

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Fairlamb

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

John A

Fairlamb

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Fairlamb

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Brodie

Visitor

Married

54

1827

Scotland

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