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Household of James Whitehead (born 1820, Cheshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitehead, born in 1820 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Whitehead, born in 1822 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Sareh E (born 1844 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1862 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Martha H (born 1860 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Frances (born 1859 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1880 in Shaw, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, John Denton, born in 1859 in Milnrow, Lancashire, England.


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James Whitehead's household

Male

James

Whitehead

Head
Female

Ellen

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Sareh E

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Jane

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Martha H

Robinson

Daughter
Male

John

Denton

Son In Law
Female

Frances

Denton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Denton

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitehead

Head

Married

61

1820

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Whitehead

Wife

Married

59

1822

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sareh E

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Martha H

Robinson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

John

Denton

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Milnrow, Lancashire, England

Frances

Denton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Denton

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Shaw, Lancashire, England

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