Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Cornelius Dewhurst (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Cornelius Dewhurst and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Dewhurst, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Dewhurst, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lilley (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Norah (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Cornelius's Boarder, Richard (born 1815 in Rishton, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Cornelius Dewhurst's household

Male

Cornelius

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Lilley

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Norah

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

John

Howson

Boarder
Male

Richard

Howson

Boarder
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Dewhurst

Head

Married

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lilley

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Norah

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Howson

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Howson

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Rishton, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Cornelius Dewhurst in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Dewhurst family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Cornelius Dewhurst

We’ve found Cornelius Dewhurst in 3 family trees. Find out more about Cornelius Dewhurst's household and view the Dewhurst family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census