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Household of Thomas Fairbairn (born 1817, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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.
Thomas Fairbairn and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fairbairn, born in 1817 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairbairn, born in 1827 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Mary Crosbie, born in 1836 in Ireland.
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Thomas Fairbairn's household
Thomas
Fairbairn
Head
Margaret
Fairbairn
Wife
Margaret
Fairbairn
Daughter
Elizabeth
Fairbairn
Daughter
Mary
Crosbie
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Fairbairn |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Fairbairn | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Fairbairn | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Fairbairn | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Crosbie | Lodger | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Ireland |
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