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Household of Joseph Whitemoss (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Whitemoss and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whitemoss, born in 1842 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Whitemoss, born in 1845 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Charles Woolfenden (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Whitemoss's household

Male

Joseph

Whitemoss

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Whitemoss

Wife
Male

Charles Woolfenden

Whitemoss

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Whitemoss

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whitemoss

Daughter
Male

James

Whitemoss

Son
Female

Ruth

Whitemoss

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whitemoss

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whitemoss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whitemoss

Head

Married

39

1842

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Whitemoss

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Charles Woolfenden

Whitemoss

Son

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Whitemoss

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitemoss

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

James

Whitemoss

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Ruth

Whitemoss

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whitemoss

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

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