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Household of Benjamin Whitehead (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Benjamin Whitehead and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whitehead, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitehead, born in 1842 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emily A (born 1867 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Albert E (born 1869 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Jane E (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), David B (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Job (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Unm Son, Fred G (born 1866 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Mother, Jane (born 1818 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Ellen (born 1810 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Mary (born 1831 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Whitehead's household

Male

Benjamin

Whitehead

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Wife
Male

Fred G

Whitehead

Unm Son
Female

Emily A

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Whitehead

Son
Female

Jane E

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

David B

Whitehead

Son
Male

Job

Whitehead

Son
Female

Jane

Brier

Mother
Female

Ellen

Bryan

Boarder
Female

Mary

Mallinson

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whitehead

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Wife

Married

39

1842

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Fred G

Whitehead

Unm Son

Single

15

1866

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emily A

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Whitehead

Son

Single

12

1869

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

David B

Whitehead

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Job

Whitehead

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Brier

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Bryan

Boarder

Widow

71

1810

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mallinson

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

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