Relationship to head of Household...

[Paul E]

Inspired by Arranroots' topic at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,54929.0/topicseen.html

I thought it would be interesting to look up on the 1861 some 'unusual' descriptions of relationship to head of household, of which there are:

15, 262 Cousins
116 Illegitimates (including an 'Illegitimate Daughter of Wife')

21 babies (including 5 farm babies)

18348 fathers
58581 mothers
1143 grandfathers
2590 grandmothers
9758 aunts
4085 uncles
77,133 Nephews
48 Neices  
112, 776 Nieces  
132, 280 sisters
70, 822 brothers
47 great-grandsons (A genealogist's dream!!!!!!!!!)
4 great-grandaughters


1016 Friends
6 Neighbours
255 Guests
15 strangers  

67 bast*rds  
10 Love children
142 mistresses (only some of which are the school type!)

Paul

PS

I'm sure there are more unusual ones!



 

[Boongie Pam]

Wow, how interesting.

There are 3 times more mothers than fathers?

If that gets added up the male female split in 1861 was very biased.

[Su]

Paul you are a mind of information .. where do you get all these facts ? 

Don't forget step-sons and step-daughters who make you jump with glee cos you know their mother was married before and have her last married name .... 

Su

[Paul E]

Personally, I like the 'strangers' best! 

"Err ... there IS someone else stopping here at the moment, but I'm not sure who he is"

Paul

[Paul E]

37,003 paupers 

[Su]

... and visitors...

I have a grt grt grandad who was visiting, if only he'd said where from 

Su

[Paul E]

3 paramours!

[Su]

...and a partridge in a pear tree 

[Paul E]

Only 238,922 visitors, Su!