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Household of Benjamin Whittingham (born 1826, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Flintshire, Wales

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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 Whittingham and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Whittingham, born in 1826 in Hadley, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Whittingham, born in 1826 in Wombridge, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Benjamin (born 1853 in Shropshire, England) and William (born 1856 in Shropshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Frank, born 1879 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Mary Evans, born in 1837 in Summer Hill, Denbighshire, Wales.


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Benjamin Whittingham's household

Male

Benjamin

Whittingham

Head
Female

Jane

Whittingham

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Whittingham

Son
Male

William

Whittingham

Son
Male

Frank

Whittingham

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Evans

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Whittingham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hadley, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Whittingham

Head

Married

55

1826

Hadley, Shropshire, England

Jane

Whittingham

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wombridge, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Whittingham

Son

Single

28

1853

Shropshire, England

William

Whittingham

Son

Single

25

1856

Shropshire, England

Frank

Whittingham

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Evans

Servant

Single

44

1837

Summer Hill, Denbighshire, Wales

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