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Household of John Fairley (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Fairley and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairley, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairley, born in 1841 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Martha (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Rose (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Stanningley, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Martha E (born 1875 in Stanningley, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Stanningley, Yorkshire, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Stanningley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother Wife, Margaret Fairley, born in 1841 in Durham, Durham, England.


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John Fairley's household

Male

John

Fairley

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairley

Mother Wife
Female

Martha

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Fairley

Daughter
Male

William

Fairley

Son
Female

Mary

Fairley

Daughter
Female

Rose

Fairley

Daughter
Male

James

Fairley

Son
Male

Thomas

Fairley

Son
Female

Martha E

Thorpe

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Thorpe

Grand Son
Female

Minnie

Thorpe

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fairley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairley

Head

Married

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Fairley

Mother Wife

Married

40

1841

Durham, Durham, England

Martha

Thorpe

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Fairley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

William

Fairley

Son

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fairley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Rose

Fairley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

James

Fairley

Son

Single

7

1874

Stanningley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fairley

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Martha E

Thorpe

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stanningley, Yorkshire, England

George

Thorpe

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Stanningley, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Thorpe

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stanningley, Yorkshire, England

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