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 James Fairhurst (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

James Fairhurst and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fairhurst, born in 1850 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairhurst, born in 1856 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1873 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1877 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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

James Fairhurst's household

Male

James

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Samuel

Fairhurst

Son
Male

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Ruth

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

John

Fairhurst

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fairhurst

Head

Married

31

1850

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Fairhurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

John

Fairhurst

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, 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 James Fairhurst in Wigan in 1881, and follow the Fairhurst family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Fairhurst

We’ve found James Fairhurst in 44 family trees. Find out more about James Fairhurst's household and view the Fairhurst family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census