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Household of Lawrence Whittam (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Lawrence Whittam and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Whittam, born in 1824 in Worsthorne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Benjamin (born 1850 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1858 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Lawrence W, born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Lawrence's Servant, Alice Bevan, born in 1831 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Lawrence Whittam's household

Male

Lawrence

Whittam

Head
Male

Benjamin

Whittam

Son
Female

Fanny

Dean

Daughter
Male

Lawrence W

Chester

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Bevan

Servant
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Whittam

Head

Widower

57

1824

Worsthorne, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Whittam

Son

Married

31

1850

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Dean

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Lawrence W

Chester

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bevan

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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