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Household of Methusalah Whitaker (born 1826, Lancashire)

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.

Methusalah Whitaker and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Methusalah Whitaker, born in 1826 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Methusalah was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitaker, born in 1816 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah E, born 1856 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Eugenie, born 1875 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Methusalah's Daughter In Law, Sarah Coulton, born in 1848 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England.


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Methusalah Whitaker's household

Male

Methusalah

Whitaker

Head
Female

Mary

Whitaker

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Coulton

Daughter In Law
Female

Eugenie

Coulton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Methusalah
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Methusalah

Whitaker

Head

Married

55

1826

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitaker

Wife

Married

65

1816

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Coulton

Daughter In Law

Married

33

1848

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Eugenie

Coulton

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

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