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Household of James Whitaker (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

James Whitaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitaker, born in 1844 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Whitaker, born in 1839 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1867 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Betsy (born 1869 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Nehemiah (born 1871 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1873 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England) and Catharine (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, John Buck, born in 1817 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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James Whitaker's household

Male

James

Whitaker

Head
Female

Ann

Whitaker

Wife
Female

Mary

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

Nehemiah

Whitaker

Son
Male

John

Whitaker

Son
Female

Catharine

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

John

Buck

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitaker

Head

Married

37

1844

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Ann

Whitaker

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Nehemiah

Whitaker

Son

Single

10

1871

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitaker

Son

Single

8

1873

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Catharine

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Buck

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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