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Household of Joseph Whittam (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Whittam and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whittam, born in 1835 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice E Whittam, born in 1836 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edith M (born 1873 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), James B (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Maud M (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, Jane F (born 1854 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Anne (born 1860 in Scotland).


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Joseph Whittam's household

Male

Joseph

Whittam

Head
Female

Alice E

Whittam

Wife
Female

Edith M

Whittam

Daughter
Male

James B

Whittam

Son
Female

Maud M

Whittam

Daughter
Female

Jane F

Polding

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Ceatas

Servant
Female

Anne

Schuster

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whittam

Head

Married

46

1835

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice E

Whittam

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bury, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Whittam

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

James B

Whittam

Son

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Maud M

Whittam

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Jane F

Polding

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ceatas

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Anne

Schuster

Servant

Single

21

1860

Scotland

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