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Household of William Dewhurst (born 1848, 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.

William Dewhurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dewhurst, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dewhurst, born in 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Luke (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Jacob (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Isabella (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Frederick (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Dewhurst's household

Male

William

Dewhurst

Head
Female

Mary

Dewhurst

Wife
Male

William

Dewhurst

Son
Male

Luke

Dewhurst

Son
Male

John

Dewhurst

Son
Male

Jacob

Dewhurst

Son
Female

Isabella

Duckworth

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Moore

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dewhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dewhurst

Head

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dewhurst

Wife

Married

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Dewhurst

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Luke

Dewhurst

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Dewhurst

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Dewhurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Duckworth

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Moore

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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