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Household of James Whittam (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whittam, born in 1828 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Whittam, born in 1832 in Church, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Alice (born 1853 in Church, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1864 in Church, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Church, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1868 in Church, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Church, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Church, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1875 in Church, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Hugh J (born 1864 in Church, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1868 in Church, Lancashire, England).


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James Whittam's household

Male

James

Whittam

Head
Female

Ann

Whittam

Wife
Female

Alice

Baxendale

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Whittam

Daughter
Male

John

Whittam

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Whittam

Daughter
Male

Robert

Whittam

Son
Male

Thomas

Whittam

Son
Female

Mary E

Whittam

Daughter
Male

Hugh J

Cheetham

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Cheetham

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whittam

Head

Married

53

1828

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Whittam

Wife

Married

49

1832

Church, Lancashire, England

Alice

Baxendale

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Church, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittam

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Church, Lancashire, England

John

Whittam

Son

Single

15

1866

Church, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Whittam

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Church, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittam

Son

Single

11

1870

Church, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whittam

Son

Single

8

1873

Church, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Whittam

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Church, Lancashire, England

Hugh J

Cheetham

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Church, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Cheetham

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Church, Lancashire, England

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