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Household of James Whitehead (born 1818, Lancashire)

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 Whitehead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitehead, born in 1818 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Herbert (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, John Oldfield, born in 1854 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.


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James Whitehead's household

Male

James

Whitehead

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

John

Oldfield

Son In Law
Female

Harriet

Oldfield

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Oldfield

Grand Son
Male

Fred

Oldfield

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitehead

Head

Widower

63

1818

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Oldfield

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet

Oldfield

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Oldfield

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Oldfield

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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