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Household of John Whitchead (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Whitchead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitchead, born in 1843 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Whitchead, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, William Whitchead, born in 1817 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Whitchead's household

Male

John

Whitchead

Head
Female

Jessie

Whitchead

Wife
Female

Helen

Whitchead

Daughter
Male

William

Whitchead

Son
Male

John

Whitchead

Son
Female

Jessie

Whitchead

Daughter
Male

William

Whitchead

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Whitchead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitchead

Head

Married

38

1843

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Whitchead

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Whitchead

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Whitchead

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Whitchead

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Whitchead

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Whitchead

Visitor

Widower

64

1817

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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