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Household of John Whitfield (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 1842 in Barton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Whitfield, born in 1844 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1863 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1868 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1870 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Robert Sykes, born in 1821 in Warrington, Lancashire, England.


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John Whitfield's household

Male

John

Whitfield

Head
Female

Sarah A

Whitfield

Wife
Male

Henry

Whitfield

Son
Female

Ellen

Whitfield

Daughter
Male

Robert

Whitfield

Son
Male

Lawrence

Whitfield

Son
Male

Joseph

Whitfield

Son
Male

Robert

Sykes

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Barton, 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

39

1842

Barton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Whitfield

Wife

Married

37

1844

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Henry

Whitfield

Son

Single

18

1863

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whitfield

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whitfield

Son

Single

15

1866

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Whitfield

Son

Single

13

1868

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whitfield

Son

Single

11

1870

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sykes

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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