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Household of William Fairhurst (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fairhurst, born in 1841 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fairhurst, born in 1840 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ann J (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Fairhurst's household

Male

William

Fairhurst

Head
Female

Ellen

Fairhurst

Wife
Male

John

Litherlong

Son
Female

Ann J

Litherlong

Daughter
Male

William

Litherlong

Son
Male

Robert

Litherlong

Son
Female

Margaret

Litherlong

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fairhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fairhurst

Head

Married

40

1841

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fairhurst

Wife

Married

41

1840

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Litherlong

Son

Single

17

1864

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Litherlong

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Litherlong

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Litherlong

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Litherlong

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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