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Household of Ben Whitehead (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Ben Whitehead and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Whitehead, born in 1818 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Ben was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; James, born 1849 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Frank (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Daughter In Law, Ellen Whitehead, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Ben Whitehead's household

Male

Ben

Whitehead

Head
Male

James

Whitehead

Son
Female

Ellen

Whitehead

Daughter In Law
Male

Frank

Whitehead

Grand Son
Male

George

Whitehead

Grand Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Whitehead

Head

Widower

63

1818

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Whitehead

Son

Married

32

1849

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Whitehead

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frank

Whitehead

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Whitehead

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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