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Household of John Whitehead (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitehead, born in 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Whitehead, born in 1849 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann Elizabeth (born 1874 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Mary Alice (born 1876 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), John James (born 1878 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Ernest Chappel, born in 1861 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England.


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John Whitehead's household

Male

John

Whitehead

Head
Female

Eliza

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Ann Elizabeth

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

John James

Whitehead

Son
Male

Joseph

Whitehead

Son
Male

Ernest

Chappel

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitehead

Head

Married

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Whitehead

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Ann Elizabeth

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary Alice

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

John James

Whitehead

Son

Single

3

1878

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Whitehead

Son

Single

0

1881

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Chappel

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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