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Household of William A Dewhurst (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

William A Dewhurst and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Dewhurst, born in 1839 in Chatburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dewhurst, born in 1843 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Lilian M (born 1876 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Archibald C B (born 1878 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and William A's Servant, Maggie (born 1861 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).


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William A Dewhurst's household

Male

William A

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dewhurst

Wife
Female

Lilian M

Dewhurst

Daughter
Male

Archibald C B

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Mary

Embley

Servant
Female

Maggie

Wenckley

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chatburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Dewhurst

Head

Married

42

1839

Chatburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

38

1843

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Lilian M

Dewhurst

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Archibald C B

Dewhurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Embley

Servant

Single

28

1853

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Wenckley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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