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Household of Peter Westhead (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Peter Westhead and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Westhead, born in 1837 in Coppull, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Westhead, born in 1840 in Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Catherine (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1870 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1880 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Westhead's household

Male

Peter

Westhead

Head
Female

Ellen

Westhead

Wife
Female

Catherine

Westhead

Daughter
Male

James

Westhead

Son
Male

John

Westhead

Son
Male

Joseph

Westhead

Son
Male

Peter

Westhead

Son
Male

Richard

Westhead

Son
Male

William

Westhead

Son
Female

Mary E

Westhead

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Westhead

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Westhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Coppull, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Westhead

Head

Married

44

1837

Coppull, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Westhead

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Catherine

Westhead

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Westhead

Son

Single

17

1864

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John

Westhead

Son

Single

15

1866

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Westhead

Son

Single

13

1868

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Peter

Westhead

Son

Single

11

1870

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Richard

Westhead

Son

Single

9

1872

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

William

Westhead

Son

Single

7

1874

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Westhead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Westhead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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