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Household of Lewis Whittaker (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Lewis Whittaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Whittaker, born in 1850 in Copley, consisted of 8 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Eliza Whittaker, born in 1851 in -. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1869 in -), Fred (born 1872 in -), Ezra (born 1875 in -), Amy Hannah (born 1878 in -) and Betsy (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Lewis's Father In Law, Luke Briggs, born in 1812 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England.


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Lewis Whittaker's household

Male

Lewis

Whittaker

Head
Female

Eliza

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Emily

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Fred

Whittaker

Son
Male

Ezra

Whittaker

Son
Female

Amy Hannah

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Luke

Briggs

Father In Law
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Copley

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Whittaker

Head

Married

31

1850

Copley

Eliza

Whittaker

Wife

Married

30

1851

-

Emily

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

-

Fred

Whittaker

Son

Single

9

1872

-

Ezra

Whittaker

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Amy Hannah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Betsy

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Luke

Briggs

Father In Law

Widower

69

1812

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

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