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Household of Joseph Hurst (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, Cheshire, 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 Hurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hurst, born in 1838 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Kate Hurst, born in 1840 in Witton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1869 in Witton, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Witton, Cheshire, England), Lucy (born 1875 in Witton, Cheshire, England), John (born 1878 in Witton, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Witton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Sarah Higginson, born in 1815 in Northwich, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Hurst's household

Male

Joseph

Hurst

Head
Female

Kate

Hurst

Wife
Male

Charles

Hurst

Son
Female

Hannah

Hurst

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Hurst

Daughter
Male

John

Hurst

Son
Male

Joseph

Hurst

Son
Female

Sarah

Higginson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hurst

Head

Married

43

1838

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Kate

Hurst

Wife

Married

41

1840

Witton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Hurst

Son

Single

12

1869

Witton, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Hurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Witton, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Hurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Witton, Cheshire, England

John

Hurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Witton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Hurst

Son

Single

0

1881

Witton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Higginson

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Northwich, Cheshire, England

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