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Household of William Fairhurst (born 1837, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fairhurst, born in 1837 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Fairhurst, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice A E (born 1870 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Fairhurst's household

Male

William

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Catherine

Fairhurst

Wife
Female

Alice A E

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Fairhurst

Daughter
Male

William

Fairhurst

Son
Male

John

Fairhurst

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fairhurst

Head

Married

44

1837

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice A E

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Fairhurst

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Fairhurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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