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Household of John Wheater (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Wheater and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wheater, born in 1842 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wheater, born in 1843 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas James (born 1864 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1869 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Selina (born 1873 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), William S (born 1877 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Scott, born in 1816 in Methley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Wheater's household

Male

John

Wheater

Head
Female

Eliza

Wheater

Wife
Male

Thomas James

Wheater

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Wheater

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wheater

Daughter
Female

Selina

Wheater

Daughter
Male

William S

Wheater

Son
Female

Eliza

Wheater

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scott

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wheater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wheater

Head

Married

39

1842

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Wheater

Wife

Married

38

1843

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Thomas James

Wheater

Son

Single

17

1864

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Wheater

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wheater

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Wheater

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

William S

Wheater

Son

Single

4

1877

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Wheater

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Scott

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Methley, Yorkshire, England

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