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Household of Samuel Dewhurst (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Samuel Dewhurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Dewhurst, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Dewhurst, born in 1854 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Annie B (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Father, Abraham (born 1821 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Boarder, Matthew (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder Wife, Martha (born 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Dewhurst's household

Male

Samuel

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

Harry

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Annie B

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Dewhurst

Father
Male

Matthew

Taylor

Boarder
Female

Martha

Taylor

Boarder Wife
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Dewhurst

Head

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Dewhurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie B

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Dewhurst

Father

Widower

60

1821

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Taylor

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Taylor

Boarder Wife

Married

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

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