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Household of John Westhead (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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.

John Westhead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Westhead, born in 1836 in Lytham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Westhead, born in 1849 in Lytham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Andrew (born 1875 in Lytham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1877 in Lytham, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Lytham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Ida Frances (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Aunt, Magdalen (born 1805 in Lytham, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Broomfield, Shropshire, England).


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John Westhead's household

Male

John

Westhead

Head
Female

Alice

Westhead

Wife
Male

James

Westhead

Son
Male

Andrew

Westhead

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Westhead

Daughter
Male

John

Westhead

Son
Female

Ida Frances

Westhead

Niece
Female

Magdalen

Benson

Aunt
Female

Emma

Hayward

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Westhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lytham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Westhead

Head

Married

45

1836

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Westhead

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lytham, Lancashire, England

James

Westhead

Son

Single

7

1874

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Westhead

Son

Single

6

1875

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Westhead

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lytham, Lancashire, England

John

Westhead

Son

Single

0

1881

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Ida Frances

Westhead

Niece

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Magdalen

Benson

Aunt

Widow

76

1805

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Hayward

Servant

Single

18

1863

Broomfield, Shropshire, England

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