Margaret Hurst in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Margaret Hurst of 48 Canal Street, Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England

First name(s): Margaret
Last name: Hurst
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 69
Birth year: 1812
Occupation: Weaver Cotton Mill
Birth town: Salford
Birth county: Lancashire
Birth place: England
Street: 48 Canal Street
Town: —
Parish: Dukinfield (Cheshire)
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary	Last name Hurst	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 35	Birth year 1846	Occupation Weaver Cotton Mill	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Henry	Last name Hurst	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation Piecer Cotton Mill	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Maria	Last name Hurst	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Twister Cotton Mill	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Maria	Last name Hurst	Relationship Aunt	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 69	Birth year 1812	Occupation Reeler Cotton Mill	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Hurst family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Margaret Hurst and 4 other people

Hurst family summary

NAME: Margaret Hurst
BORN: 1812
BIRTH COUNTY: Lancashire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England