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Household of James Whitley (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 Whitley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whitley, born in 1851 in Cottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Whitley, born in 1848 in Wilsden, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ethel (born 1876 in Cottingley, Yorkshire, England), Hanna (born 1877 in Cottingley, Yorkshire, England), Frone (born 1881 in Cottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Alice E (born 1879 in Cottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Betty Dean, born in 1810 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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James Whitley's household

Male

James

Whitley

Head
Female

Emma

Whitley

Wife
Female

Ethel

Whitley

Daughter
Female

Hanna

Whitley

Daughter
Female

Frone

Whitley

Daughter
Female

Betty

Dean

Mother In Law
Female

Alice E

Whitley

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Whitley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whitley

Head

Married

30

1851

Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Whitley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Whitley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

Hanna

Whitley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

Frone

Whitley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Dean

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Alice E

Whitley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

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