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Household of William Hurst (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1840 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Hurst, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary (born 1833 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Wilfred (born 1869 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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William Hurst's household

Male

William

Hurst

Head
Female

Ann

Hurst

Wife
Female

Mary A

Hurst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hurst

Daughter
Male

Richard

Hurst

Son
Female

Mary

Broadbent

Lodger
Male

Wilfred

Broadbent

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Hurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bury, 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

41

1840

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hurst

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Mary A

Hurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hurst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Hurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Broadbent

Lodger

Widow

48

1833

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Broadbent

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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