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Household of Abraham Whittaker (born 1838, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Abraham Whittaker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Whittaker, born in 1838 in New Mills, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whittaker, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Leonard (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Father In Law, William (born 1821 in Caernarvonshire, Wales), Abraham's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1826 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Sister In Law, Frances (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Whittaker's household

Male

Abraham

Whittaker

Head
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Wife
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Male

Charles

Whittaker

Son
Male

Robert

Whittaker

Son
Male

Leonard

Whittaker

Son
Male

William

Foulkes

Father In Law
Female

Margaret

Foulkes

Mother In Law
Female

Frances

Foulkes

Sister In Law
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place New Mills, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Whittaker

Head

Married

43

1838

New Mills, Derbyshire, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Charles

Whittaker

Son

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittaker

Son

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Whittaker

Son

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Foulkes

Father In Law

Married

60

1821

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Margaret

Foulkes

Mother In Law

Married

55

1826

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frances

Foulkes

Sister In Law

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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