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Household of James Whittaker (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1840 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Whittaker, born in 1842 in Tonge, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane A (born 1864 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), George (born 1867 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Tonge, Lancashire, England) and Rosannah (born 1879 in Tonge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grand Mother, Betty Whittaker, born in 1800 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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James Whittaker's household

Male

James

Whittaker

Head
Female

Mary A

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Jane A

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

George

Whittaker

Son
Female

Sarah

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Alice

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Rosannah

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Betty

Whittaker

Grand Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Oldham, 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

41

1840

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Whittaker

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Whittaker

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Tonge, Lancashire, England

George

Whittaker

Son

Married

14

1867

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Rosannah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Betty

Whittaker

Grand Mother

Widow

81

1800

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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