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Household of John Whitfield (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Whitfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitfield, born in 1831 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whitfield, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Briers, born in 1830 in Cheshire, England.


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John Whitfield's household

Male

John

Whitfield

Head
Female

Margaret

Whitfield

Wife
Female

Mary

Whitfield

Daughter
Male

John

Whitfield

Son
Female

Ellen

Whitfield

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Whitfield

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Whitfield

Son
Male

John

Briers

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitfield

Head

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitfield

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

John

Whitfield

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Arthur

Whitfield

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

John

Briers

Boarder

Widower

51

1830

Cheshire, England

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