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Household of John Fairns (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairns, born in 1830 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fairns, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Patrick (born 1862 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1872 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Cornailus (born 1841 in Ireland) and John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1835 in Ireland).


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John Fairns's household

Male

John

Fairns

Head
Female

Ellen

Fairns

Wife
Male

Patrick

Fairns

Son
Female

Mary

Fairns

Daughter
Male

John

Fairns

Son
Male

James

Fairns

Son
Female

Ellen

Fairns

Daughter
Male

William

Fairns

Son
Male

Cornailus

Fairns

Brother
Male

James

Monaghan

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Fairns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairns

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Ellen

Fairns

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Patrick

Fairns

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Fairns

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Fairns

Son

-

14

1867

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Fairns

Son

-

13

1868

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Fairns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Fairns

Son

-

9

1872

Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cornailus

Fairns

Brother

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

James

Monaghan

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

46

1835

Ireland

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