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Household of Thomas C Fairs (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Thomas C Fairs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas C Fairs, born in 1831 in Waterhouses, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas C was the head of the household, married to Janet Fairs, born in 1823 in Beamish, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Dora J, born 1849 in Pelton, Durham, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Albert (born 1873 in Wingate, Durham, England) and Jack (born 1877 in Wingate, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas C's Lodger, Adam Curry, born in 1854 in Scotland.


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Thomas C Fairs's household

Male

Thomas C

Fairs

Head
Female

Janet

Fairs

Wife
Female

Dora J

Scott

Daughter
Male

Albert

Scott

Grand Son
Male

Jack

Scott

Grand Son
Male

Adam

Curry

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas C
Last name Fairs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Waterhouses, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas C

Fairs

Head

Married

50

1831

Waterhouses, Northumberland, England

Janet

Fairs

Wife

Married

58

1823

Beamish, Durham, England

Dora J

Scott

Daughter

Widow

32

1849

Pelton, Durham, England

Albert

Scott

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Wingate, Durham, England

Jack

Scott

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Wingate, Durham, England

Adam

Curry

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Scotland

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