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Household of Ellen Whitehead (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Ellen Whitehead and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Whitehead, born in 1814 in Ribchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Ann (born 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Litus (born 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). She had 5 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1869 in Preston, England), James (born 1871 in Preston, Dorset, England), Nicholas (born 1873 in Preston, England), William (born 1875 in Preston, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Preston, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Son In Law, John (born 1840 in Preston, England) and Ellen's Boarder, Catherine (born 1826 in Ireland).


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Ellen Whitehead's household

Female

Ellen

Whitehead

Head
Female

Ann

Hall

Daughter
Male

John

Tyrel

Son In Law
Female

Litus

Tyrel

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bradshaw

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Tyrel

Grand Son
Male

James

Tyrel

Grand Son
Male

Nicholas

Tyrel

Grand Son
Male

William

Tyrel

Grand Son
Female

Ada

Tyrel

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Whitehead
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Whitehead

Head

Widow

67

1814

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hall

Daughter

Widow

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Tyrel

Son In Law

Married

41

1840

Preston, England

Litus

Tyrel

Daughter

Married

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Bradshaw

Boarder

Widow

55

1826

Ireland

Thomas

Tyrel

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, England

James

Tyrel

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Dorset, England

Nicholas

Tyrel

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, England

William

Tyrel

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, England

Ada

Tyrel

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, England

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