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Household of Richard Whitehead (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Richard Whitehead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whitehead, born in 1846 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Richard Whitehead, born in 1846 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen Edward (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, James Whitehead, born in 1840 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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James Whitehead's household

Male

James

Whitehead

Lodger
Male

Richard

Whitehead

Head
Female

Margaret

Whitehead

Wife
Female

Ellen Edward

Whitehead

Daughter
Female

Ann

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

James

Whitehead

Son
Male

Thomas

Whitehead

Son
Male

Richard

Whitehead

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Lodger
Marital status Single
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitehead

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whitehead

Head

Married

35

1846

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitehead

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Ellen Edward

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Whitehead

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whitehead

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whitehead

Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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