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Household of Alice Whitaker (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Alice Whitaker and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Whitaker, born in 1831 in Bentham, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 11 children; William (born 1852 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1854 in Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1855 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1857 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Ormerod (born 1871 in Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1876 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alice's Servant, John Campbell, born in 1857 in Higham, Lancashire, England.


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Alice Whitaker's household

Female

Alice

Whitaker

Head
Male

William

Whitaker

Son
Male

John

Whitaker

Son
Male

Henry

Whitaker

Son
Male

James

Whitaker

Son
Female

Mary

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Ann

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Whitaker

Son
Male

Ormerod

Whitaker

Son
Male

Arthur

Whitaker

Son
Male

John

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) Alice
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Whitaker

Head

Widow

50

1831

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

William

Whitaker

Son

Single

29

1852

Lancashire, England

John

Whitaker

Son

Single

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Henry

Whitaker

Son

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

James

Whitaker

Son

Single

24

1857

Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Ann

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whitaker

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Ormerod

Whitaker

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Arthur

Whitaker

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

John

Campbell

Servant

Single

24

1857

Higham, Lancashire, England

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