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Household of Thomas Dewhurst (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Thomas Dewhurst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dewhurst, born in 1844 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annah Dewhurst, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Moston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Moston, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Moston, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1876 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Edith Twin (born 1881 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Clara Twin (born 1881 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, John Furnival, born in 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Dewhurst's household

Male

Thomas

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Annah

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Ellen

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Selina

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Edith Twin

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Clara Twin

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

John

Furnival

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dewhurst

Head

Married

37

1844

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Annah

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Moston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dewhurst

Son

Single

10

1871

Moston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Moston, Lancashire, England

Selina

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Edith Twin

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Clara Twin

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

John

Furnival

Servant

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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