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Household of William Hurst (born 1855, 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 Hurst and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hurst, born in 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Hurst, born in 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Cousin, Francis Jos Fairhurst, born in 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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William Hurst's household

Male

William

Hurst

Head
Female

Matilda

Hurst

Wife
Male

James

Hurst

Son
Male

Joseph

Hurst

Son
Female

Mary A

Hurst

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hurst

Son
Male

Francis Jos

Fairhurst

Boarder Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Hurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hurst

Head

Married

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Hurst

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Hurst

Son

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hurst

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Hurst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Hurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Francis Jos

Fairhurst

Boarder Cousin

Single

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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