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Household of Benjamin Whitham (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Whitham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whitham, born in 1823 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Whitham, born in 1834 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1864 in Reddish, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1843 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Ellie (born 1861 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Whitham's household

Male

Benjamin

Whitham

Head
Female

Jane

Whitham

Wife
Female

Alice

Whitham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ruoft

Servant
Female

Ellie

Cardwell

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whitham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whitham

Head

Married

58

1823

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Jane

Whitham

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Alice

Whitham

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ruoft

Servant

Single

38

1843

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellie

Cardwell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

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