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Household of Edward Whitehead (born 1824, Lancashire)

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.

Edward Whitehead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Whitehead, born in 1824 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to William S Whitehead, born in 1859 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William S (born 1859 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Albert F (born 1863 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1861 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Annie (born 1870 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Emma M (born 1874 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Nephew, Edmund Stansfield, born in 1848 in Lancashire, England.


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Edward Whitehead's household

Male

Edward

Whitehead

Head
Male

William S

Whitehead

Son
Male

Albert F

Whitehead

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Annie

Whitehead

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma M

Whitehead

Grand Daughter
Male

Edmund

Stansfield

Nephew
First name(s) Edward
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Whitehead

Head

Married

57

1824

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William S

Whitehead

Son

Single

22

1859

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Albert F

Whitehead

Son

Single

18

1863

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Whitehead

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Emma M

Whitehead

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Edmund

Stansfield

Nephew

Widower

33

1848

Lancashire, England

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