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Household of Joseph Westhead (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

Joseph Westhead and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Westhead, born in 1835 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Westhead, born in 1837 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1876 in Cheshire, England) and George H (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1841 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger Head, William (born 1859 in Liscard, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Westhead's household

Male

Joseph

Westhead

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Westhead

Wife
Female

Mary

Westhead

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Westhead

Son
Male

John

Westhead

Son
Male

George H

Westhead

Son
Male

Thomas

Wright

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Male

William

Preston

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Preston

Wife
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Westhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Westhead

Head

Married

46

1835

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Westhead

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Mary

Westhead

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Westhead

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

John

Westhead

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

George H

Westhead

Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Wright

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

William

Preston

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Liscard, Cheshire, England

Alice

Preston

Wife

Married

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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