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Household of Joseph Whitham (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Joseph Whitham and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whitham, born in 1844 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitham, born in 1848 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1870 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Alice M (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Alice (born 1817 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Alice H (born 1862 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Whitham's household

Male

Joseph

Whitham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitham

Wife
Female

Mary J

Whitham

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Whitham

Daughter
Female

Alice

Butterworth

Boarder
Female

Alice H

Butterworth

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whitham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whitham

Head

Married

37

1844

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whitham

Wife

Married

33

1848

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Whitham

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Whitham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Butterworth

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice H

Butterworth

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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