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Household of John R Whitting (born 1856, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

John R Whitting and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Whitting, born in 1856 in Winscombe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Mary A Whitting, born in 1855 in Wrington, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Wrington, Somerset, England), Arthur H (born 1879 in Wrington, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Wrington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John R's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Wrington, Somerset, England), John R's Lodger, Samuel (born 1843 in Churchill, Somerset, England) and John R's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Wrington, Somerset, England).


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John R Whitting's household

Male

John R

Whitting

Head
Female

Mary A

Whitting

Wife
Male

William

Whitting

Son
Male

Arthur H

Whitting

Son
Female

Bessie

Whitting

Daughter
Female

Annie

Andrews

Servant
Male

Samuel

Taylor

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Young

Lodger
First name(s) John R
Last name Whitting
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Winscombe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Whitting

Head

Married

25

1856

Winscombe, Somerset, England

Mary A

Whitting

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wrington, Somerset, England

William

Whitting

Son

Single

6

1875

Wrington, Somerset, England

Arthur H

Whitting

Son

Single

2

1879

Wrington, Somerset, England

Bessie

Whitting

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wrington, Somerset, England

Annie

Andrews

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wrington, Somerset, England

Samuel

Taylor

Lodger

-

38

1843

Churchill, Somerset, England

Thomas

Young

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Wrington, Somerset, England

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