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Household of James Wheal (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Wheal and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wheal, born in 1840 in Essex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wheal, born in 1839 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. They had 6 children; Frederick (born 1864 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England), Sam (born 1865 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England), Tom (born 1867 in Derbyshire, England), John (born 1869 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Mary A Cobby, born in 1823 in Lincolnshire, England.


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James Wheal's household

Male

James

Wheal

Head
Female

Mary

Wheal

Wife
Male

Frederick

Wheal

Son
Male

Sam

Wheal

Son
Male

Tom

Wheal

Son
Male

John

Wheal

Son
Female

Emily

Wheal

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wheal

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Cobby

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wheal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wheal

Head

Married

41

1840

Essex, England

Mary

Wheal

Wife

Married

42

1839

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Frederick

Wheal

Son

Single

17

1864

Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

Sam

Wheal

Son

Single

16

1865

Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

Tom

Wheal

Son

Single

14

1867

Derbyshire, England

John

Wheal

Son

Single

12

1869

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Emily

Wheal

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Wheal

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Cobby

Boarder

Widow

58

1823

Lincolnshire, England

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