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Household of James Whittaker (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whittaker, born in 1811 in Hapton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret (born 1847 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Fred Jno (born 1880 in Hapton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Hapton, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; James Lana? (born 1871 in Hapton, Lancashire, England) and Mary Eliz (born 1875 in Hapton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Jonathan Shorrock, born in 1848 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.


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James Whittaker's household

Male

James

Whittaker

Head
Male

Jonathan

Shorrock

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Shorrock

Daughter
Male

James Lana?

Shorrock

Grand Son
Female

Mary Eliz

Shorrock

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Shorrock

Daughter
Male

Fred Jno

Shorrock

Son
Male

Joseph

Shorrock

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Hapton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whittaker

Head

Widower

70

1811

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Shorrock

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shorrock

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Hapton, Lancashire, England

James Lana?

Shorrock

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Mary Eliz

Shorrock

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Fred Jno

Shorrock

Son

Single

1

1880

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shorrock

Son

Single

0

1881

Hapton, Lancashire, England

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