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Household of Richard Whittaker (born 1846, 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.

Richard Whittaker and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whittaker, born in 1846 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whittaker, born in 1847 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Howarth (born 1867 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Isaac (born 1877 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Catharine (born 1878 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1880 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother, Margaret Whittaker, born in 1822 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Whittaker's household

Male

Richard

Whittaker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Wife
Male

Howarth

Whittaker

Son
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Richard

Whittaker

Son
Female

Jane

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Whittaker

Son
Female

Catharine

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Mother
First name(s) Richard
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Whittaker

Head

Married

35

1846

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Howarth

Whittaker

Son

Single

14

1867

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whittaker

Son

Single

9

1872

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Jane

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Whittaker

Son

Single

4

1877

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

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