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Household of James Dewhurst (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

James Dewhurst and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dewhurst, born in 1848 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dewhurst, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Aunt, Lucy Harwood, born in 1813 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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James Dewhurst's household

Male

James

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Mary A

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Sarah

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

James

Dewhurst

Son
Male

William

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Mary

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Harwood

Aunt
First name(s) James
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dewhurst

Head

Married

33

1848

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Dewhurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Dewhurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Harwood

Aunt

Widow

68

1813

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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