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Household of Joseph Whitaker (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hemsworth, 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.

Joseph Whitaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whitaker, born in 1822 in Royston, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; William (born 1856 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1858 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1862 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1876 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Harriet (born 1879 in Shafton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Housekeeper Head, Hanah Shaw, born in 1842 in Royston, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Whitaker's household

Male

Joseph

Whitaker

Head
Male

William

Whitaker

Son
Male

Samuel

Whitaker

Son
Male

George

Whitaker

Son
Female

Hanah

Shaw

Housekeeper Head
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Tom

Shaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Royston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whitaker

Head

Widower

59

1822

Royston, Yorkshire, England

William

Whitaker

Son

Single

25

1856

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Whitaker

Son

Single

23

1858

Royston, Yorkshire, England

George

Whitaker

Son

Single

19

1862

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Hanah

Shaw

Housekeeper Head

Widow

39

1842

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shafton, Yorkshire, England

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