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Household of William E Fairbourn (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 E Fairbourn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E Fairbourn, born in 1849 in Thorner, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Fairbourn, born in 1849 in Roos, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England), Cecilia (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William E's Visitor, Mary (born 1813 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England) and William E's Boarder, Susan (born 1810 in Netherwitton, Northumberland, England).


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William E Fairbourn's household

Male

William E

Fairbourn

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Fairbourn

Wife
Male

Henry

Fairbourn

Son
Female

Cecilia

Fairbourn

Daughter
Male

Walter

Fairbourn

Son
Male

Edwin

Fairbourn

Son
Female

Mary

Fairbourn

Visitor
Female

Susan

Hawkins

Boarder
First name(s) William E
Last name Fairbourn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Thorner, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E

Fairbourn

Head

Married

32

1849

Thorner, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Fairbourn

Wife

Married

32

1849

Roos, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Fairbourn

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Cecilia

Fairbourn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Fairbourn

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Fairbourn

Son

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fairbourn

Visitor

Widow

68

1813

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Susan

Hawkins

Boarder

Widow

71

1810

Netherwitton, Northumberland, England

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