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Household of Benjamin W Whittaker (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Benjamin W Whittaker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin W Whittaker, born in 1815 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin W was the head of the household, married to Alice Whittaker, born in 1815 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Gertrude (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Annie H (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin W's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1835 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin W's Servant, Mary H (born 1862 in India).


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Benjamin W Whittaker's household

Male

Benjamin W

Whittaker

Head
Female

Alice

Whittaker

Wife
Male

Thomas

Porter

Son In Law
Female

Gertrude

Porter

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie H

Porter

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary H

Minton

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin W
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin W

Whittaker

Head

Married

66

1815

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittaker

Wife

Married

66

1815

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Porter

Son In Law

Widower

46

1835

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Porter

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie H

Porter

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Minton

Servant

Single

19

1862

India

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