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Household of William D Fairless (born 1823, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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.

William D Fairless and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William D Fairless, born in 1823 in Hexham, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William D was the head of the household, married to Christina D Fairless, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Rachael E D (born 1853 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), William A D (born 1858 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), Stewart D (born 1859 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), Mark R K (born 1860 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), Josephine M H (born 1862 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), Bertram M (born 1865 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland) and Cecil K (born 1867 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William D's Servant, Mary Carter, born in 1860 in Appleton, Berkshire, England.


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William D Fairless's household

Male

William D

Fairless

Head
Female

Christina D

Fairless

Wife
Female

Rachael E D

Fairless

Daughter
Male

William A D

Fairless

Son
Male

Stewart D

Fairless

Son
Male

Mark R K

Fairless

Son
Female

Josephine M H

Fairless

Daughter
Male

Bertram M

Fairless

Son
Male

Cecil K

Fairless

Son
Female

Mary

Carter

Servant
First name(s) William D
Last name Fairless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hexham, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William D

Fairless

Head

Married

58

1823

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Christina D

Fairless

Wife

Married

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachael E D

Fairless

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

William A D

Fairless

Son

Single

23

1858

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Stewart D

Fairless

Son

Single

22

1859

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Mark R K

Fairless

Son

Single

21

1860

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Josephine M H

Fairless

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Bertram M

Fairless

Son

Single

16

1865

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Cecil K

Fairless

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Mary

Carter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Appleton, Berkshire, England

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