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Household of Joseph Dewhurst (born 1838, 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.
Joseph Dewhurst and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dewhurst, born in 1838 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Dewhurst, born in 1838 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James Leigh (born 1865 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Elizabeth Leigh, born in 1855 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.
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Joseph Dewhurst's household
Joseph
Dewhurst
Head
Ann
Dewhurst
Wife
James Leigh
Dewhurst
Son
Margaret
Dewhurst
Daughter
Richard
Dewhurst
Son
Thomas
Dewhurst
Son
Elizabeth
Dewhurst
Daughter
Elizabeth
Leigh
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Dewhurst |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Dewhurst | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Dewhurst | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
James Leigh | Dewhurst | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Dewhurst | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Dewhurst | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Dewhurst | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dewhurst | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Leigh | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England |
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