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Household of William Fairhurst (born 1854, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fairhurst, born in 1854 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fairhurst, born in 1853 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Fairhurst's household

Male

William

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

Henry

Fairhurst

Son
Female

Margaret

Fairhurst

Daughter
Female

Esther

Fairhurst

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fairhurst

Head

Married

27

1854

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

28

1853

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Fairhurst

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Esther

Fairhurst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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