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Household of James Whitehead (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Whitehead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitehead, born in 1845 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Whitehead, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), May (born 1875 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Robert J (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Jane Newsome, born in 1869 in Micklehurst, Cheshire, England.


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James Whitehead's household

Male

James

Whitehead

Head
Female

Betsy

Whitehead

Wife
Male

John

Whitehead

Son
Female

May

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Jane

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

Richard

Whitehead

Son
Male

Robert J

Whitehead

Son
Female

Jane

Newsome

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitehead

Head

Married

36

1845

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Whitehead

Wife

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

John

Whitehead

Son

Single

9

1872

Mossley, Lancashire, England

May

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whitehead

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert J

Whitehead

Son

Single

0

1881

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane

Newsome

Niece

Single

12

1869

Micklehurst, Cheshire, England

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