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Household of Thomas Dewhurst (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dewhurst, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dewhurst, born in 1841 in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ellen, born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, John Stephen (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Dewhurst's household

Male

Thomas

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Shute

Daughter
Male

John Stephen

Shute

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Riding

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dewhurst

Head

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Shute

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

John Stephen

Shute

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Riding

Servant

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

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