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Household of John Whitehead (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitehead, born in 1829 in Normanton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitehead, born in 1835 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Hela (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Potternewton, Yorkshire, England) and Elane (born 1879 in Potternewton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1858 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Servant, Clara (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Whitehead's household

Male

John

Whitehead

Head
Female

Mary

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Hela

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

John

Whitehead

Son
Female

Elane

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Mary

Buck

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Haylock

Servant
Female

Emma

Haylock

Servant
Female

Clara

Brandhall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitehead

Head

Married

52

1829

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whitehead

Wife

Married

46

1835

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Hela

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitehead

Son

Single

5

1876

Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

Elane

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Buck

Servant

Single

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Haylock

Servant

Single

30

1851

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Haylock

Servant

Single

23

1858

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Clara

Brandhall

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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