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Household of John Whittaker (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whittaker, born in 1827 in Brompton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Whittaker, born in 1829 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ada (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edith (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ethie, born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Edward (born 1820 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Whittaker's household

Male

John

Whittaker

Head
Female

Dorothy

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Mary

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Ada

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Female

Edith

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Ethie

Whittaker

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Legrider

Brother In Law
Female

Sarah

Tinmouth

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whittaker

Head

Married

54

1827

Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Whittaker

Wife

Married

52

1829

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ada

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ethie

Whittaker

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Legrider

Brother In Law

Single

61

1820

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Tinmouth

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

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