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Household of John Whittaker (born 1848, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whittaker, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Alice Whittaker, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Martha Ellen (born 1873 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales), William Henry (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard W (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emma Alice (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Elizabeth Brownhill, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Whittaker's household

Male

John

Whittaker

Head
Female

Emma Alice

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Martha Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Whittaker

Son
Male

Richard W

Whittaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Emma Alice

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brownhill

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whittaker

Head

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma Alice

Whittaker

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Saltney, Flintshire, Wales

William Henry

Whittaker

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard W

Whittaker

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma Alice

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brownhill

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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