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Household of John Fairhurst (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Fairhurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairhurst, born in 1853 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Fairhurst, born in 1852 in Shevington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1876 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1880 in Shevington, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Shevington, Lancashire, England).


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John Fairhurst's household

Male

John

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Mary

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Richard

Fairhurst

Son
Male

James

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairhurst

Head

Married

28

1853

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

29

1852

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Fairhurst

Son

Single

5

1876

Shevington, Lancashire, England

James

Fairhurst

Son

Single

1

1880

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shevington, Lancashire, England

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