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Household of John Woodhead (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Woodhead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woodhead, born in 1843 in Meltham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Woodhead, born in 1845 in Honley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Denton (born 1870 in Honley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Honley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Honley, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1876 in Honley, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1879 in Honley, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Honley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Lavinia Denton, born in 1833 in Honley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Woodhead's household

Male

John

Woodhead

Head
Female

Alice

Woodhead

Wife
Male

Denton

Woodhead

Son
Male

Thomas

Woodhead

Son
Male

Joseph

Woodhead

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Woodhead

Daughter
Male

Willie

Woodhead

Son
Male

Henry

Woodhead

Son
Female

Lavinia

Denton

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Woodhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woodhead

Head

Married

38

1843

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Woodhead

Wife

Married

36

1845

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Denton

Woodhead

Son

Single

11

1870

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Woodhead

Son

Single

10

1871

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Woodhead

Son

Single

9

1872

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Woodhead

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Woodhead

Son

Single

2

1879

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Woodhead

Son

Single

1

1880

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Denton

Sister In Law

Single

48

1833

Honley, Yorkshire, England

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