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Household of Thurston Airhurst (born 1845, 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.

Thurston Airhurst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thurston Airhurst, born in 1845 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thurston was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fairhurst, born in 1851 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thurston's Mother, Jane (born 1806 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Thurston's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Thurston's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Thurston's Servant, Johanna (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thurston's Cousin, Emily (born 1857 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Thurston's Lodger, John (born 1849 in Penrith, Cumberland, England).


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Thurston Airhurst's household

Male

Thurston

Airhurst

Head
Female

Margaret

Fairhurst

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

William

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Jane

Fairhurst

Mother
Female

Mary

Cotton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Painter

Servant
Female

Johanna

Marnell

Servant
Female

Emily

Tennington

Cousin
Male

John

Shepherd

Lodger
First name(s) Thurston
Last name Airhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thurston

Airhurst

Head

Married

36

1845

Abram, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Fairhurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fairhurst

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Abram, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cotton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Painter

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Johanna

Marnell

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emily

Tennington

Cousin

Single

24

1857

Bootle, Lancashire, England

John

Shepherd

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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