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Household of Thomas Fairhurst (born 1857, 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.

Thomas Fairhurst and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fairhurst, born in 1857 in Shevington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Fairhurst, born in 1858 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1877 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1880 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Jane (born 1814 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Nephew, William (born 1860 in Shevington, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Fairhurst's household

Male

Thomas

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Isabella

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Harriet

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Jane

Fairhurst

Mother
Male

William

Chamberlain

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Shevington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fairhurst

Head

Married

24

1857

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

23

1858

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Fairhurst

Son

Single

4

1877

Standish, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Standish, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fairhurst

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Upholland, Lancashire, England

William

Chamberlain

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Shevington, Lancashire, England

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