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Household of Thomas Fairless (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Fairless and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fairless, born in 1844 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Fairless, born in 1836 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Mary E (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), Thomas's Niece, Emily (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Richard (born 1856 in Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1855 in Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Fairless's household

Male

Thomas

Fairless

Head
Female

Sarah

Fairless

Wife
Female

Mary E

Martin

Niece
Female

Emily

Martin

Niece
Male

Richard

Russell

Servant
Female

Emma

Riley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fairless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fairless

Head

Married

37

1844

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sarah

Fairless

Wife

Married

45

1836

Middlesex, England

Mary E

Martin

Niece

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Emily

Martin

Niece

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Richard

Russell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Middlesex, England

Emma

Riley

Servant

Widow

26

1855

Middlesex, England

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