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Household of Edward Wheway (born 1851, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Edward Wheway and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wheway, born in 1851 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Wheway, born in 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; William E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Harriet M (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Leicestershire, England), Edward's Brother In Law, Thomas D (born 1863 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Sister In Law, Catherine S (born 1861 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Wheway's household

Male

Edward

Wheway

Head
Female

Eliza A

Wheway

Wife
Male

William E

Wheway

Son
Female

Harriet M

Wheway

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Torbitt

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas D

Torbitt

Brother In Law
Male

Joseph

Torbitt

Brother In Law
Female

Catherine S

Torbitt

Sister In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wheway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wheway

Head

Married

30

1851

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Eliza A

Wheway

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William E

Wheway

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet M

Wheway

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Torbitt

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

Leicestershire, England

Thomas D

Torbitt

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Torbitt

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine S

Torbitt

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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