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Household of John Whitcomb (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Whitcomb and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitcomb, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Whitcomb, born in 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Isaac (born 1864 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), John (born 1866 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Hannah M (born 1873 in United States), Mary A (born 1874 in United States), William (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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John Whitcomb's household

Male

John

Whitcomb

Head
Female

Esther

Whitcomb

Wife
Male

Isaac

Whitcomb

Son
Male

John

Whitcomb

Son
Male

Joseph

Whitcomb

Son
Female

Hannah M

Whitcomb

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Whitcomb

Daughter
Male

William

Whitcomb

Son
Female

Sarah J

Whitcomb

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Whitcomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitcomb

Head

Married

40

1841

Wales

Esther

Whitcomb

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Isaac

Whitcomb

Son

Single

17

1864

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

John

Whitcomb

Son

Single

15

1866

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Joseph

Whitcomb

Son

Single

12

1869

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Hannah M

Whitcomb

Daughter

Single

8

1873

United States

Mary A

Whitcomb

Daughter

Single

7

1874

United States

William

Whitcomb

Son

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Whitcomb

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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