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Household of John Wheehouse (born 1845, Yorkshire)

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.

John Wheehouse and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wheehouse, born in 1845 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John E (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Florance (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Housekeeper, Mary Jane Swires, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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John Wheehouse's household

Male

John

Wheehouse

Head
Male

John E

Wheehouse

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Wheehouse

Daughter
Female

Florance

Wheehouse

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Swires

Housekeeper
First name(s) John
Last name Wheehouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wheehouse

Head

Widower

36

1845

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John E

Wheehouse

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Wheehouse

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Florance

Wheehouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Swires

Housekeeper

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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