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Household of John Fairhurst (born 1844, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairhurst, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Fairhurst, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William J (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wifes Sister, Clara Jones, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Fairhurst's household

Male

John

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Sarah

Fairhurst

Wife
Female

Mary

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Clara

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

William J

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Clara

Jones

Wifes Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairhurst

Head

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Clara

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William J

Fairhurst

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Clara

Jones

Wifes Sister

Single

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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