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Household of John Whittaker (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whittaker, born in 1849 in Rose Grove, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whittaker, born in 1846 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1874 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1876 in Hapton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth F (born 1878 in Hapton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Ellen Snowden, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Whittaker's household

Male

John

Whittaker

Head
Female

Sarah

Whittaker

Wife
Male

George

Whittaker

Son
Male

James E

Whittaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth F

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Snowden

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rose Grove, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whittaker

Head

Married

32

1849

Rose Grove, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Whittaker

Wife

Married

35

1846

York, Yorkshire, England

George

Whittaker

Son

Single

7

1874

Padiham, Lancashire, England

James E

Whittaker

Son

Single

5

1876

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth F

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Snowden

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

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