Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Fairhurst (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Richard Fairhurst and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Fairhurst, born in 1849 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Fairhurst, born in 1848 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger Head, John Wadsworth, born in 1858 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Fairhurst's household

Male

Richard

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Ann

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son
Male

William

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

John

Wadsworth

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Wadsworth

Wife
Female

Sarah Ellen

Wadsworth

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Fairhurst

Head

Married

32

1849

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son

Single

14

1867

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Fairhurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Wadsworth

Lodger Head

Married

23

1858

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wadsworth

Wife

Married

19

1862

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Wadsworth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Fairhurst in Wigan in 1881, and follow the Fairhurst family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Fairhurst

We’ve found Richard Fairhurst in 29 family trees. Find out more about Richard Fairhurst's household and view the Fairhurst family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census