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Household of William Westhead (born 1843, 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.

William Westhead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Westhead, born in 1843 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Westhead, born in 1841 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), George (born 1869 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1873 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister, Mary A Hughes, born in 1835 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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William Westhead's household

Male

William

Westhead

Head
Female

Margaret

Westhead

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Westhead

Daughter
Male

George

Westhead

Son
Female

Kate

Westhead

Daughter
Male

William

Westhead

Son
Male

Richard

Westhead

Son
Male

James

Westhead

Son
Female

Mary A

Hughes

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Westhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Westhead

Head

Married

38

1843

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Westhead

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Westhead

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

George

Westhead

Son

Single

12

1869

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Kate

Westhead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

William

Westhead

Son

Single

6

1875

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Richard

Westhead

Son

Single

4

1877

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

James

Westhead

Son

Single

2

1879

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Hughes

Sister

Married

46

1835

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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