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Household of Joshua Wheater (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Joshua Wheater and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Wheater, born in 1837 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Emma Wheater, born in 1839 in Burringham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Owston, Lincolnshire, England), James (born 1864 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Suffolk, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Boarder, Joseph Watkin, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joshua Wheater's household

Male

Joshua

Wheater

Head
Female

Emma

Wheater

Wife
Male

William

Wheater

Son
Male

James

Wheater

Son
Male

Thomas

Wheater

Son
Female

Sarah

Wheater

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Wheater

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wheater

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Watkin

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Wheater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Wheater

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wheater

Wife

Married

42

1839

Burringham, Lincolnshire, England

William

Wheater

Son

Single

20

1861

Owston, Lincolnshire, England

James

Wheater

Son

Single

17

1864

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wheater

Son

Single

15

1866

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Wheater

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Wheater

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Wheater

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Watkin

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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