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Household of Joseph Whittaker (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whittaker, born in 1827 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whittaker, born in 1828 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Step Son, William Dronsfield, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Whittaker's household

Male

Joseph

Whittaker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Wife
Male

William

Dronsfield

Step Son
Male

John

Whittaker

Son
Female

Susannah

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

James

Whittaker

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whittaker

Head

Married

54

1827

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Wife

Married

53

1828

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Dronsfield

Step Son

Single

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Whittaker

Son

Single

24

1857

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Whittaker

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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