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Household of William Wheat (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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 Wheat and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wheat, born in 1834 in Haughton, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eleanor M Wheat, born in 1830 in Edgmond, Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England), George W (born 1864 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England), James F (born 1869 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England), Charles J (born 1870 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England) and Eleanor M (born 1876 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah A (born 1864 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, George (born 1868 in Haughton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Wheat's household

Male

William

Wheat

Head
Female

Eleanor M

Wheat

Wife
Male

William

Wheat

Son
Male

George W

Wheat

Son
Male

Thomas

Wheat

Son
Male

James F

Wheat

Son
Male

Charles J

Wheat

Son
Male

Richard

Wheat

Son
Female

Eleanor M

Wheat

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Rochford

Servant
Male

George

Ecclestone

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wheat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wheat

Head

Married

47

1834

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor M

Wheat

Wife

Married

51

1830

Edgmond, Shropshire, England

William

Wheat

Son

Single

20

1861

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

George W

Wheat

Son

Single

17

1864

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wheat

Son

Single

14

1867

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

James F

Wheat

Son

Single

12

1869

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Charles J

Wheat

Son

Single

11

1870

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Wheat

Son

Single

9

1872

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor M

Wheat

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Rochford

Servant

Single

17

1864

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

George

Ecclestone

Servant

Single

13

1868

Haughton, Staffordshire, England

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