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Household of David Whewell (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

David Whewell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Whewell, born in 1846 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Whewell, born in 1847 in Reddish, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ellen (born 1874 in Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Cheshire, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Visitor, Mary Reardon, born in 1824 in Yorkshire, England.


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David Whewell's household

Male

David

Whewell

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Whewell

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Whewell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Whewell

Son
Male

Ernest

Whewell

Son
Female

Mary

Reardon

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Whewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Whewell

Head

Married

35

1846

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Whewell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Whewell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Robert

Whewell

Son

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Whewell

Son

Single

2

1879

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Reardon

Visitor

-

57

1824

Yorkshire, England

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