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Household of Matthew 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.

Matthew Fairhurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Fairhurst, born in 1844 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Fairhurst, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Fairhurst's household

Male

Matthew

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Jane

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

William

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Matthew

Fairhurst

Head

Married

37

1844

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Fairhurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

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