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Household of John Whitaker (born 1834, 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 1834 in Marsden, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Whitaker, born in 1835 in Marsden, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth E (born 1863 in Marsden, Lancashire, England), Olive (born 1865 in Marsden, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Marsden, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1870 in Marsden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Richard (born 1843 in Marsden, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1832 in Roughlee, Lancashire, England).


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John Whitaker's household

Male

John

Whitaker

Head
Female

Rebecca

Whitaker

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Olive

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

James

Whitaker

Son
Male

Richard

Manley

Cousin
Male

John

Fletcher

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Marsden, 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

47

1834

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Whitaker

Wife

Married

46

1835

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Olive

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Marsden, Lancashire, England

James

Whitaker

Son

Single

11

1870

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Richard

Manley

Cousin

Single

38

1843

Marsden, Lancashire, England

John

Fletcher

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Roughlee, Lancashire, England

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