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Household of Thomas Fairhurst (born 1829, 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 1829 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fairhurst, born in 1838 in Abram, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Margaret Alice (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Eli (born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Fairhurst's household

Male

Thomas

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Margaret Alice

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

Eli

Fairhurst

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ashton, 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

52

1829

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

43

1838

Abram, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fairhurst

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Eli

Fairhurst

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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