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Household of William W Fairless (born 1803, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William W Fairless and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Fairless, born in 1803 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Barbara Fairless, born in 1810 in Cassop, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Isabella, born 1849 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Visitor, Jane A (born 1835 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William W's Visitor, Joseph A (born 1880 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and William W's Lodger, William M W (born 1861 in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England).


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William W Fairless's household

Male

William W

Fairless

Head
Female

Barbara

Fairless

Wife
Female

Isabella

Fairless

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Majoris

Visitor
Male

Joseph A

Majoris

Visitor
Male

William M W

Fison

Lodger
First name(s) William W
Last name Fairless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Fairless

Head

Married

78

1803

South Shields, Durham, England

Barbara

Fairless

Wife

Married

71

1810

Cassop, Durham, England

Isabella

Fairless

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Jane A

Majoris

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Joseph A

Majoris

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William M W

Fison

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Histon, Cambridgeshire, England

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