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Household of John Moorhead (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

John Moorhead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Moorhead, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Moorhead, born in 1838 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Plumstead, Kent, England), James (born 1873 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Robert (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Catherine (born 1878 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Elizabeth Murphy, born in 1811 in -.


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John Moorhead's household

Male

John

Moorhead

Head
Female

Margaret

Moorhead

Wife
Female

Eliza

Moorhead

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Moorhead

Daughter
Male

James

Moorhead

Son
Male

Robert

Moorhead

Son
Female

Catherine

Moorhead

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Murphy

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Moorhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Moorhead

Head

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Moorhead

Wife

Married

43

1838

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Eliza

Moorhead

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Moorhead

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plumstead, Kent, England

James

Moorhead

Son

Single

8

1873

Plumstead, Kent, England

Robert

Moorhead

Son

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Catherine

Moorhead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plumstead, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Murphy

Visitor

Widow

70

1811

-

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