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Household of James Whittam (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Whittam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whittam, born in 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Whittam, born in 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth J (born 1875 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1878 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, George Jackson, born in 1861 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.


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James Whittam's household

Male

James

Whittam

Head
Female

Ann

Whittam

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J

Whittam

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Whittam

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Whittam

Daughter
Male

George

Jackson

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whittam

Head

Married

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ann

Whittam

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth J

Whittam

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittam

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Whittam

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

George

Jackson

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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