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Household of John Wheirell (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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 Wheirell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wheirell, born in 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Wheirell, born in 1835 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Dorothy A (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Harriet E (born 1869 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Charles J T (born 1878 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy A (born 1881 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Francis James (born 1858 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1860 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England) and John's Lodger, Edward (born 1857 in Sandwich, Kent, England).


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John Wheirell's household

Male

John

Wheirell

Head
Female

Nancy

Wheirell

Wife
Female

Dorothy A

Wheirell

Daughter
Male

John E

Wheirell

Son
Female

Harriet E

Wheirell

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Wheirell

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wheirell

Daughter
Male

Charles J T

Wheirell

Son
Female

Lucy A

Wheirell

Daughter
Male

Francis James

Smith

Lodger
Male

George

Smith

Lodger
Male

Edward

Baker

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wheirell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wheirell

Head

Married

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Wheirell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lancashire, England

Dorothy A

Wheirell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

John E

Wheirell

Son

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Harriet E

Wheirell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Mary J

Wheirell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Wheirell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Charles J T

Wheirell

Son

Single

3

1878

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Lucy A

Wheirell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Folkestone, Kent, England

Francis James

Smith

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

George

Smith

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Edward

Baker

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Sandwich, Kent, England

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