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Household of Benjamin Whitehead (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whitehead, born in 1837 in Birstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitehead, born in 1839 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1861 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Ralph (born 1863 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1870 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Zillah (born 1874 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and John William (born 1880 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Whitehead's household

Male

Benjamin

Whitehead

Head
Female

Mary

Whitehead

Wife
Male

Fred

Whitehead

Son
Male

Ralph

Whitehead

Son
Male

George

Whitehead

Son
Female

Zillah

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

John William

Whitehead

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whitehead

Head

Married

44

1837

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whitehead

Wife

Married

42

1839

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Whitehead

Son

Single

20

1861

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ralph

Whitehead

Son

Single

18

1863

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

George

Whitehead

Son

Single

11

1870

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Zillah

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

John William

Whitehead

Son

Single

1

1880

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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