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Household of Peter Whittaker (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Peter Whittaker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Whittaker, born in 1845 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alice Whittaker, born in 1841 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas H (born 1864 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1873 in Church, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Church, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1879 in Church, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger, Thomas Grimshaw, born in 1807 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Whittaker's household

Male

Peter

Whittaker

Head
Female

Alice

Whittaker

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Rigby

Son
Female

Betty

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

John

Whittaker

Son
Male

Peter

Whittaker

Son
Male

Thomas

Grimshaw

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Whittaker

Head

Married

36

1845

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittaker

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Rigby

Son

Single

17

1864

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Church, Lancashire, England

John

Whittaker

Son

Single

6

1875

Church, Lancashire, England

Peter

Whittaker

Son

Single

2

1879

Church, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Grimshaw

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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