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Household of Harry Whitehead (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Harry Whitehead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harry Whitehead, born in 1855 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Harry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitehead, born in 1856 in Preston, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest W (born 1876 in Shropshire, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Harry's Boarder, John Thos (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harry's Visitor, Mary (born 1825 in Shropshire, England), Harry's Boarder, John Thos (born 1857 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Harry's Boarder, Margaret (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Harry Whitehead's household

Male

Harry

Whitehead

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Whitehead

Son
Female

Gertrude

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Williamson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Baker

Visitor
Male

John Thos

Whitehead

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Whitehead

Boarder
First name(s) Harry
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harry

Whitehead

Head

Married

26

1855

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Wife

Married

25

1856

Preston, Shropshire, England

Ernest W

Whitehead

Son

Single

5

1876

Shropshire, England

Gertrude

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Williamson

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Baker

Visitor

Widow

56

1825

Shropshire, England

John Thos

Whitehead

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Whitehead

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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