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Household of John Whitber (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Whitber and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitber, born in 1842 in Standish, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dinah Whitber, born in 1847 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), Ellen A (born 1871 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1873 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1878 in Shevington, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Shevington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Holme, born in 1862 in Shevington, Lancashire, England.


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John Whitber's household

Male

John

Whitber

Head
Female

Dinah

Whitber

Wife
Male

William

Whitber

Son
Male

James

Whitber

Son
Female

Ellen A

Whitber

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Whitber

Daughter
Male

John

Whitber

Son
Female

Esther

Whitber

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whitber

Son
Male

James

Holme

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whitber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Standish, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitber

Head

Married

39

1842

Standish, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Whitber

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

William

Whitber

Son

Single

16

1865

Shevington, Lancashire, England

James

Whitber

Son

Single

14

1867

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Whitber

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Whitber

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shevington, Lancashire, England

John

Whitber

Son

Single

6

1875

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Esther

Whitber

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whitber

Son

Single

1

1880

Shevington, Lancashire, England

James

Holme

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Shevington, Lancashire, England

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