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Household of Matthew Fairless (born 1834, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Matthew Fairless and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Fairless, born in 1834 in Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Fairless, born in 1831 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1857 in Leadgate, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Leadgate, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1862 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Apprentice, Elizabeth Stoker, born in 1863 in Leadgate, Durham, England.


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Matthew Fairless's household

Male

Matthew

Fairless

Head
Female

Jane

Fairless

Wife
Female

Mary

Fairless

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fairless

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fairless

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Stoker

Apprentice
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Fairless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Fairless

Head

Married

47

1834

Northumberland, England

Jane

Fairless

Wife

Married

50

1831

Durham, England

Mary

Fairless

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Leadgate, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Fairless

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leadgate, Durham, England

Margaret

Fairless

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Stoker

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Leadgate, Durham, England

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