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Household of John Whitaker (born 1822, 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.

John Whitaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitaker, born in 1822 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Whitaker, born in 1821 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1853 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1860 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Martha Ann, born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Albert (born 1852 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Ellis (born 1828 in Lancashire, England).


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John Whitaker's household

Male

John

Whitaker

Head
Female

Martha

Whitaker

Wife
Male

Albert

Carrington

Son In Law
Female

Ada

Carrington

Daughter
Female

Ann

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Whitaker

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma

Butterworth

Servant
Male

Ellis

Stuttard

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitaker

Head

Married

59

1822

Lancashire, England

Martha

Whitaker

Wife

Married

60

1821

Lancashire, England

Albert

Carrington

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Ada

Carrington

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Whitaker

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Butterworth

Servant

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Ellis

Stuttard

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Lancashire, England

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