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Household of John Whitham (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Whitham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitham, born in 1838 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Whitham, born in 1849 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1875 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1878 in Castleton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Castleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1860 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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John Whitham's household

Male

John

Whitham

Head
Female

Rachel

Whitham

Wife
Male

John

Whitham

Son
Male

Edward

Whitham

Son
Female

Margaret A

Whitham

Daughter
Male

William

Whitham

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Holroyd

Servant
Male

James

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whitham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitham

Head

Married

43

1838

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Whitham

Wife

Married

32

1849

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Whitham

Son

Single

9

1872

Lees, Lancashire, England

Edward

Whitham

Son

Single

6

1875

Lees, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Whitham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castleton, Lancashire, England

William

Whitham

Son

Single

0

1881

Castleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Holroyd

Servant

Single

21

1860

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

James

Evans

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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