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Household of James Whitehead (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitehead, born in 1847 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Whitehead, born in 1846 in Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Amelia (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Peter (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Whitehead's household

Male

James

Whitehead

Head
Female

Annie

Whitehead

Wife
Male

James

Whitehead

Son
Male

David

Whitehead

Son
Male

John

Whitehead

Son
Male

Robert

Whitehead

Son
Female

Amelia

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

Peter

Clark

Boarder
Male

Robert

Kerr

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitehead

Head

Married

34

1847

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Whitehead

Wife

Married

35

1846

Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland

James

Whitehead

Son

-

13

1868

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

David

Whitehead

Son

-

11

1870

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

John

Whitehead

Son

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Whitehead

Son

-

4

1877

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Amelia

Whitehead

Daughter

-

2

1879

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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