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Household of Edwin Myers Whitaker (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Edwin Myers Whitaker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Myers Whitaker, born in 1827 in Churwell, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Edwin Myers was the head of the household, married to Jane Whitaker, born in 1828 in Derbyshire, England. They had 1 child; Charles Cope, born 1861 in Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin Myers's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1842 in Yorkshire, England), Edwin Myers's Niece, Mary E (born 1881 in Waldley, Derbyshire, England) and Edwin Myers's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England).


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Edwin Myers Whitaker's household

Male

Edwin Myers

Whitaker

Head
Female

Jane

Whitaker

Wife
Male

Charles Cope

Whitaker

Son
Female

Ann

Goodale

Sister In Law
Female

Mary E

Goodale

Niece
Female

Eliza

Griffin

Servant
First name(s) Edwin Myers
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin Myers

Whitaker

Head

Married

54

1827

Churwell, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Whitaker

Wife

Married

53

1828

Derbyshire, England

Charles Cope

Whitaker

Son

Single

20

1861

Derbyshire, England

Ann

Goodale

Sister In Law

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Goodale

Niece

Single

0

1881

Waldley, Derbyshire, England

Eliza

Griffin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

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