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Household of Nicholas Whitfield (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Nicholas Whitfield and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Whitfield, born in 1842 in Gosforth, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitfield, born in 1847 in Brampton, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Harry J W, born 1878 in Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Servant, Ellen Wilson, born in 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Nicholas Whitfield's household

Male

Nicholas

Whitfield

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitfield

Wife
Male

Harry J W

Whitfield

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Whitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Whitfield

Head

Married

39

1842

Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Whitfield

Wife

Married

34

1847

Brampton, Cumberland, England

Harry J W

Whitfield

Son

Single

3

1878

Northumberland, England

Ellen

Wilson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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