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Household of Joseph Whittaker (born 1838, 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 Whittaker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whittaker, born in 1838 in Edenfield, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Whittaker, born in 1831 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1873 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Fheby Sellors, born in 1857 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Whittaker's household

Male

Joseph

Whittaker

Head
Female

Alice

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Alice

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

James

Whittaker

Son
Female

Fheby

Sellors

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whittaker

Head

Married

43

1838

Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittaker

Wife

Married

50

1831

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

James

Whittaker

Son

Single

8

1873

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Fheby

Sellors

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

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