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Household of John Whitham (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Whitham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whitham, born in 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucy Whitham, born in 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Mabel (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1818 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Lavinia (born 1858 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Whitham's household

Male

John

Whitham

Head
Female

Lucy

Whitham

Wife
Male

John

Whitham

Son
Male

Ernest

Whitham

Son
Female

Mabel

Whitham

Daughter
Female

Ann

Tomson

Mother In Law
Female

Lavinia

Wright

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Whitham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whitham

Head

Married

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Whitham

Wife

Married

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitham

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Whitham

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mabel

Whitham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Tomson

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Wright

Servant

Married

23

1858

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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