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Household of John Whiston (born 1821, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Whiston and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whiston, born in 1821 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Whiston, born in 1837 in Clifton, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Louisa (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, Walter (born 1860 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), John's Servant, Annie J (born 1858 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Visitor, John H (born 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Whiston's household

Male

John

Whiston

Head
Female

Mary

Whiston

Wife
Male

John

Whiston

Son
Male

William

Whiston

Son
Male

Joseph

Whiston

Son
Female

Louisa

Whiston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Paisley

Stepson
Female

Annie J

Baker

Servant
Male

William

Checketts

Servant
Female

Sarah

Collins

Servant
Male

John H

Gillet

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Whiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whiston

Head

Married

60

1821

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Whiston

Wife

Married

44

1837

Clifton, Warwickshire, England

John

Whiston

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Whiston

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Whiston

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Whiston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Walter

Paisley

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Annie J

Baker

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

William

Checketts

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Collins

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John H

Gillet

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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