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Household of Joseph Westhead (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Joseph Westhead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Westhead, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Westhead, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1879 in Lowton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1859 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1855 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Westhead's household

Male

Joseph

Westhead

Head
Female

Alice

Westhead

Wife
Female

Margaret

Westhead

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Westhead

Son
Female

Mary E

Westhead

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jackson

Brother In Law
Male

James

Murphy

Lodger
Male

James

Bramhall

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Westhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Westhead

Head

Married

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Westhead

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Westhead

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Westhead

Son

Single

4

1877

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Westhead

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jackson

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Bedford, Lancashire, England

James

Murphy

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Bramhall

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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