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Household of James Whittaker (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Whittaker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whittaker, born in 1838 in Cadishead, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whittaker, born in 1838 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1862 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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James Whittaker's household

Male

James

Whittaker

Head
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Wife
Male

George

Whittaker

Son
Male

James

Whittaker

Son
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Female

Mary

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

John

Whittaker

Son
Male

Alfred

Whittaker

Son
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whittaker

Head

Married

43

1838

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Wife

Married

43

1838

Atherton, Lancashire, England

George

Whittaker

Son

Single

19

1862

Atherton, Lancashire, England

James

Whittaker

Son

Single

13

1868

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Whittaker

Son

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Whittaker

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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