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Household of William Fairhurst (born 1839, 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.

William Fairhurst and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fairhurst, born in 1839 in Shevington, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Fairhurst, born in 1841 in Germany. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1862 in Ince, Lancashire, England.


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William Fairhurst's household

Male

William

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Mary

Fairhurst

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shepperd

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shevington, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fairhurst

Head

Married

42

1839

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

40

1841

Germany

Mary Ann

Shepperd

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ince, Lancashire, England

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