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Household of Richard Whittaker (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Richard Whittaker and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whittaker, born in 1835 in Haslingden, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Whittaker, born in 1836 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1860 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Milnrow, Lancashire, England), Jesse (born 1867 in Milnrow, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1870 in Milnrow, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Milnrow, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1877 in Milnrow, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Whittaker's household

Male

Richard

Whittaker

Head
Female

Ellen

Whittaker

Wife
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Male

John

Whittaker

Son
Male

Jesse

Whittaker

Son
Male

Benjamin

Whittaker

Son
Female

Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Whittaker

Son
Male

Walter

Whittaker

Son
Female

Eliza

Whittaker

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Whittaker

Head

Married

46

1835

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whittaker

Wife

Married

45

1836

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

21

1860

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

John

Whittaker

Son

Single

19

1862

Milnrow, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Whittaker

Son

Single

14

1867

Milnrow, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Whittaker

Son

Single

11

1870

Milnrow, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Milnrow, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Whittaker

Son

Single

7

1874

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Walter

Whittaker

Son

Single

5

1876

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Milnrow, Lancashire, England

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