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Household of James Dewhurst (born 1830, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dewhurst, born in 1830 in Preston, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dewhurst, born in 1833 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1859 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Stephen (born 1862 in Preston, Dorset, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Preston, Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Margaret E (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Margaret, born 1879 in Preston, Dorset, England.


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James Dewhurst's household

Male

James

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Mary A

Dewhurst

Wife
Male

Henry

Dewhurst

Son
Male

Stephen

Dewhurst

Son
Male

Thomas

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donnelly

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Preston, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dewhurst

Head

Married

51

1830

Preston, Dorset, England

Mary A

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Henry

Dewhurst

Son

Single

22

1859

Bury, Lancashire, England

Stephen

Dewhurst

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Dorset, England

Thomas

Dewhurst

Son

Single

17

1864

Preston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Dorset, England

Margaret E

Dewhurst

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Donnelly

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Dorset, England

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