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Household of John Whitaker (born 1832, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitaker, born in 1832 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whitaker, born in 1834 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ada A (born 1856 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1860 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1866 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Nancy J (born 1868 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Martha Cockshut, born in 1810 in Marsden, Lancashire, England.


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John Whitaker's household

Male

John

Whitaker

Head
Female

Margaret

Whitaker

Wife
Female

Ada A

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Nancy J

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Clara

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Whitaker

Son
Female

Martha

Cockshut

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitaker

Head

Married

49

1832

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitaker

Wife

Married

47

1834

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ada A

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Nancy J

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Clara

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whitaker

Son

Single

6

1875

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Martha

Cockshut

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Marsden, Lancashire, England

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