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Household of John Whitehead (born 1821, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Whitehead and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitehead, born in 1821 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Whitehead, born in 1824 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1849 in Hattersley, Cheshire, England), John (born 1859 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1864 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Martha (born 1846 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1844 in Failsworth, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1879 in Bolton, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, James H (born 1881 in Bolton, Cheshire, England), John's Adopted Son, James (born 1865 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and John's Adopted Son, Albert (born 1870 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).


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John Whitehead's household

Male

John

Whitehead

Head
Female

Sarah J

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Martha

Heald

Lodger
Male

William

Heald

Lodger
Male

John

Heald

Lodger
Male

James H

Heald

Lodger
Female

Alice

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

John

Whitehead

Son
Female

Sarah A

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

James

Lees

Adopted Son
Male

Albert

Barber

Adopted Son
First name(s) John
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitehead

Head

Married

60

1821

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Whitehead

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Heald

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Heald

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Failsworth, Yorkshire, England

John

Heald

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Cheshire, England

James H

Heald

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Hattersley, Cheshire, England

John

Whitehead

Son

Single

22

1859

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hyde, Cheshire, England

James

Lees

Adopted Son

Single

16

1865

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Albert

Barber

Adopted Son

Single

11

1870

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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