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Household of Ernest Wm Whitfield (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Ernest Wm Whitfield and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ernest Wm Whitfield, born in 1857 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Ernest Wm was the head of the household, married to Emily Whitfield, born in 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Benjamin (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Milnes (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ernest Wm's Visitor, Margaret Lowther, born in 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Ernest Wm Whitfield's household

Male

Ernest Wm

Whitfield

Head
Female

Emily

Whitfield

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lowther

Visitor
Male

Benjamin

Ritchard

Son
Male

Milnes

Whitfield

Son
First name(s) Ernest Wm
Last name Whitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ernest Wm

Whitfield

Head

Married

24

1857

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Whitfield

Wife

Married

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Lowther

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Sunderland, Durham, England

Benjamin

Ritchard

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Milnes

Whitfield

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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