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Household of Thomas Dewhurst (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dewhurst, born in 1835 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dewhurst, born in 1837 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1857 in Mellor, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1862 in Mellor, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dewhurst's household

Male

Thomas

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Ann

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Louisa

Dewhurst

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

John

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Ada

Dewhurst

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dewhurst

Head

Married

46

1835

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

44

1837

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dewhurst

Son

Single

18

1863

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Dewhurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ada

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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