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Household of James Whitham (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Whitham and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitham, born in 1841 in Penny Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whitham, born in 1845 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in London, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph (born 1868 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1873 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1875 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Thomas Plews, born in 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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James Whitham's household

Male

James

Whitham

Head
Female

Margaret

Whitham

Wife
Male

James

Whitham

Son
Male

John

Whitham

Son
Male

Joseph

Whitham

Son
Female

Annie

Whitham

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Whitham

Son
Male

Edward

Whitham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Whitham

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Plews

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Whitham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Penny Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitham

Head

Married

40

1841

Penny Bridge, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitham

Wife

Married

36

1845

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

James

Whitham

Son

Single

17

1864

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

John

Whitham

Son

Single

14

1867

London, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Whitham

Son

Single

13

1868

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Annie

Whitham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Whitham

Son

Single

8

1873

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Edward

Whitham

Son

Single

6

1875

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whitham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Plews

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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