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Household of John Fairhurst (born 1842, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairhurst, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Fairhurst, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, John Mc Dogan, born in 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Fairhurst's household

Male

John

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Mary

Fairhurst

Wife
Female

Catherine

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

Walter

Fairhurst

Son
Male

John

Mc Dogan

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairhurst

Head

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Catherine

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Walter

Fairhurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Dogan

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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