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Household of Joseph Fairs (born 1831, Durham)
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.
Joseph Fairs and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Fairs, born in 1831 in Sheriff Hill, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Fairs, born in 1835 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1857 in Sheriff Hill, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Ryhope, Durham, England), John (born 1864 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1866 in Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1876 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter In Law, Mary Jane (born 1861 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England), Joseph's Nephew, Fredrick (born 1858 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
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Joseph Fairs's household
Joseph
Fairs
Head
Jane
Fairs
Wife
George
Fairs
Son
Mary Jane
Fairs
Daughter In Law
Elizabeth
Fairs
Daughter
John
Fairs
Son
Christopher
Fairs
Son
Eliza
Fairs
Daughter
Fredrick
Thompson
Nephew
Thomas
Gilley
Boarder
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Fairs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Sheriff Hill, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Fairs | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Sheriff Hill, Durham, England | |
Jane | Fairs | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Durham, England | |
George | Fairs | Son | Married | 24 | 1857 | Sheriff Hill, Durham, England | |
Mary Jane | Fairs | Daughter In Law | Married | 20 | 1861 | Seaham Harbour, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Fairs | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
John | Fairs | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Christopher | Fairs | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Durham, England | |
Eliza | Fairs | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Hebburn, Durham, England | |
Fredrick | Thompson | Nephew | Single | 23 | 1858 | Birtley, Durham, England | |
Thomas | Gilley | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Ryhope, Durham, England |
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