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Household of James W Whitehead (born 1837, Yorkshire)

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.

James W Whitehead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Whitehead, born in 1837 in Delph, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Rossanah Whitehead, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Lucy Ann (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Cousin, Sarah J (born 1853 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), James W's Cousin, Thomas (born 1856 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and James W's Lodger, Jenny (born 1801 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James W Whitehead's household

Male

James W

Whitehead

Head
Female

Rossanah

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Lucy Ann

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

Fred

Whitehead

Son
Female

Sarah J

Whitehead

Cousin
Male

Thomas

Whitehead

Cousin
Female

Jenny

Dyson

Lodger
First name(s) James W
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Delph, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Whitehead

Head

Married

44

1837

Delph, Yorkshire, England

Rossanah

Whitehead

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Lucy Ann

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Whitehead

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Whitehead

Cousin

Single

28

1853

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Whitehead

Cousin

Single

25

1856

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Jenny

Dyson

Lodger

Widow

80

1801

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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