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Household of Joseph Wheatcroft (born 1842, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Wheatcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wheatcroft, born in 1842 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wheatcroft, born in 1847 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Edmondsley, Durham, England), Jane (born 1875 in Edmondsley, Durham, England), Alice (born 1877 in Edmondsley, Durham, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Edmondsley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, John Cuncliffe, born in 1856 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Wheatcroft's household

Male

Joseph

Wheatcroft

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wheatcroft

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Wheatcroft

Son
Female

Jane

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Male

John

Cuncliffe

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wheatcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wheatcroft

Head

Married

39

1842

Derbyshire, England

Sarah A

Wheatcroft

Wife

Married

34

1847

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Wheatcroft

Son

Single

8

1873

Edmondsley, Durham, England

Jane

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Edmondsley, Durham, England

Alice

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Edmondsley, Durham, England

Emma

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Edmondsley, Durham, England

John

Cuncliffe

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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