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Household of James Whitaker (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

James Whitaker and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitaker, born in 1833 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1863 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor (born 1875 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1860 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Eleanor A, born 1880 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, John Sidgewick, born in 1859 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England.


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James Whitaker's household

Male

James

Whitaker

Head
Male

John

Whitaker

Son
Male

James

Whitaker

Son
Female

Jane

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

William

Whitaker

Son
Female

Eleanor

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

John

Sidgewick

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sidgewick

Daughter
Female

Eleanor A

Sidgewick

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitaker

Head

Widower

48

1833

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitaker

Son

Single

20

1861

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

James

Whitaker

Son

Single

18

1863

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

William

Whitaker

Son

Single

8

1873

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

John

Sidgewick

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sidgewick

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor A

Sidgewick

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

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