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Household of James Whittaker (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whittaker, born in 1842 in Blackley, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Caldon, born in 1848 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1879 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Sarah (born 1848 in Chester, Cheshire, England), James's Mother, Agnes (born 1810 in Scotland), James's Servant, Caroline (born 1866 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and James's Visitor, G Hy (born 1865 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England).


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James Whittaker's household

Male

James

Whittaker

Head
Female

Sarah

Caldon

-
Male

James

Caldon

Son
Male

Thomas

Caldon

Son
Male

John

Caldon

Son
Female

Alice

Caldon

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Caldon

Daughter
Male

Walter

Caldon

Son
Female

Ellen

Caldon

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Caldon

Mother
Female

Caroline

Rex

Servant
Male

G Hy

Seddon

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackley, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whittaker

Head

Married

39

1842

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Caldon

-

Single

33

1848

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Caldon

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Caldon

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

John

Caldon

Son

Single

9

1872

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Alice

Caldon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Caldon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Walter

Caldon

Son

Single

2

1879

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Caldon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Caldon

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Scotland

Caroline

Rex

Servant

Single

15

1866

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

G Hy

Seddon

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

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