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Household of Benjamin Whittam (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 Whittam and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whittam, born in 1840 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susannah Whittam, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Susan (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Silvester (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), George Haworth (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Tabitha (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1826 in Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Aunt, Susan (born 1839 in Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Whittam's household

Male

Benjamin

Whittam

Head
Female

Susannah

Whittam

Wife
Female

Susan

Whittam

Daughter
Male

Silvester

Whittam

Son
Male

George Haworth

Whittam

Son
Male

Matthew

Whittam

Son
Female

Tabitha

Whittam

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Whittam

Son
Female

Ellen

Haworth

Mother In Law
Female

Susan

Birtwistle

Aunt
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whittam

Head

Married

41

1840

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Whittam

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Susan

Whittam

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Silvester

Whittam

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

George Haworth

Whittam

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Matthew

Whittam

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Tabitha

Whittam

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Arthur

Whittam

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Haworth

Mother In Law

Single

55

1826

Lancashire, England

Susan

Birtwistle

Aunt

Single

42

1839

Lancashire, England

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