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Household of John Whitaker (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitaker, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1826 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Whitaker's household

Male

John

Whitaker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitaker

Wife
Male

Arthur

Whitaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Clara

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Martha

Briers

Servant
Female

Ellen

Whitaker

Servant
Female

Sarah

Herring

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitaker

Head

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whitaker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Whitaker

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Briers

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Whitaker

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Herring

Boarder

Widow

55

1826

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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