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Household of Robert Fairhurst (born 1840, 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.

Robert Fairhurst and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Fairhurst, born in 1840 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betsy Fairhurst, born in 1843 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; Peter (born 1861 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1866 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1872 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Fairhurst's household

Male

Robert

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Betsy

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Peter

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Jane

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

John

Fairhurst

Son
Male

Robert

Fairhurst

Son
Male

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Fairhurst

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Peter

Fairhurst

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

John

Fairhurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Robert

Fairhurst

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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