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Household of John Fairhurst (born 1832, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fairhurst, born in 1832 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairhurst, born in 1840 in Melling, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Rachael (born 1870 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Ellen Atherton, born in 1853 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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John Fairhurst's household

Male

John

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Rachael

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Margaret

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Lodger
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fairhurst

Head

Married

49

1832

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

41

1840

Melling, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son

Single

16

1865

Ince, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atherton

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

10

1871

Ince, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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