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Household of Benjamin Whittam (born 1846, Lancashire)

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.

Benjamin Whittam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whittam, born in 1846 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susan Whittam, born in 1842 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England), Robert H (born 1876 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Whittam's household

Male

Benjamin

Whittam

Head
Female

Susan

Whittam

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Whittam

Daughter
Female

Alice

Whittam

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Whittam

Son
Male

Joseph

Whittam

Son
Male

Thomas

Whittam

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whittam

Head

Married

35

1846

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Susan

Whittam

Wife

Married

39

1842

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Whittam

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittam

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Whittam

Son

Single

5

1876

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whittam

Son

Single

3

1878

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whittam

Son

Single

0

1881

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

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