Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Whitehead (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Whitehead and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitehead, born in 1833 in Billington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Cornelius Whitehead, born in 1863 in Billington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Cornelius (born 1863 in Billington, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1860 in Billington, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1866 in Billington, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Levi (born 1878 in Whalley, Lancashire, England) and Martha A (born 1880 in Whalley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Lodger, Jane Bailey, born in 1837 in Accrington, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Whitehead's household

Male

William

Whitehead

Head
Male

Cornelius

Whitehead

Son
Female

Mary E

Fish

Daughter
Male

Levi

Fish

Grand Son
Female

Martha A

Fish

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Bailey

Boarder Lodger
Female

Ruth

Whitehead

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Billington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitehead

Head

Married

48

1833

Billington, Lancashire, England

Cornelius

Whitehead

Son

Single

18

1863

Billington, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Fish

Daughter

Widow

21

1860

Billington, Lancashire, England

Levi

Fish

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Whalley, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Fish

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whalley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bailey

Boarder Lodger

Single

44

1837

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Whitehead

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Billington, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Whitehead in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Whitehead family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Whitehead

We’ve found William Whitehead in 314 family trees. Find out more about William Whitehead's household and view the Whitehead family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census