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Household of John Dewhurst (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

John Dewhurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dewhurst, born in 1814 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Dewhurst, born in 1815 in Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law Grand Son, John (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John's Son In Law Grand Son, Andrew (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John's Grand Son Grand Daughter, Maggie (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Sabina (born 1841 in Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England).


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John Dewhurst's household

Male

John

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Nancy

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Clinton

Daughter
Male

John

Clinton

Son In Law Grand Son
Male

Andrew

Clinton

Son In Law Grand Son
Female

Maggie

Garstang

Grand Son Grand Daughter
Female

Sabina

Earnshaw

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dewhurst

Head

Married

67

1814

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

66

1815

Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Clinton

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Clinton

Son In Law Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Clinton

Son In Law Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Garstang

Grand Son Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sabina

Earnshaw

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England

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