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Household of Matthew Whitelam (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Matthew Whitelam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Whitelam, born in 1853 in Spaldington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Eliza Whitelam, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1876 in Newland, Yorkshire, England), Robert R (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Newland, Yorkshire, England), Florance (born 1880 in Newland, Yorkshire, England) and John H (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Whitelam's household

Male

Matthew

Whitelam

Head
Female

Eliza

Whitelam

Wife
Male

John W

Whitelam

Son
Male

Robert R

Whitelam

Son
Female

Ellen

Whitelam

Daughter
Female

Florance

Whitelam

Daughter
Male

John H

Gillet

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Whitelam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Spaldington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Whitelam

Head

Married

28

1853

Spaldington, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Whitelam

Wife

Married

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

John W

Whitelam

Son

Single

5

1876

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Robert R

Whitelam

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Whitelam

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newland, Yorkshire, England

Florance

Whitelam

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newland, Yorkshire, England

John H

Gillet

Son

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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