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Household of Sarah Whitehead (born 1824, 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.

Sarah Whitehead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Whitehead, born in 1824 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Edmund (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), James Thos (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1853 in Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Sam (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Niece, Ann Butterworth, born in 1868 in Lancashire, England.


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Sarah Whitehead's household

Female

Sarah

Whitehead

Head
Male

Edmund

Whitehead

Son
Male

Joseph

Whitehead

Son
Male

James Thos

Whitehead

Son
Male

Herbert

Whitehead

Son
Female

Ann

Butterworth

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Law

Daughter
Male

Harry

Law

Son
Male

Sam

Law

Son
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Whitehead

Head

Widow

57

1824

Lancashire, England

Edmund

Whitehead

Son

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whitehead

Son

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

James Thos

Whitehead

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Herbert

Whitehead

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Ann

Butterworth

Niece

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Law

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Harry

Law

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Sam

Law

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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