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Household of John Fairns (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Fairns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairns, born in 1835 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Fairns, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Cornelius (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isa (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Fairns's household

Male

John

Fairns

Head
Female

Ann

Fairns

Wife
Male

Cornelius

Fairns

Son
Female

Ellen

Fairns

Daughter
Female

Isa

Fairns

Daughter
Female

Ann

Fairns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fairns

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairns

Head

Married

46

1835

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Fairns

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Cornelius

Fairns

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Fairns

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isa

Fairns

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Fairns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fairns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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