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Household of Richard Whittaker (born 1838, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whittaker, born in 1838 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ann Whittaker, born in 1836 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Alice E (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Whittaker's household

Male

Richard

Whittaker

Head
Female

Eliza Ann

Whittaker

Wife
Male

John

Whittaker

Son
Male

James

Whittaker

Son
Female

Alice E

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Moses

Whittaker

Son
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Richard

Whittaker

Son
Male

Robert

Whittaker

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Whittaker

Head

Married

43

1838

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ann

Whittaker

Wife

Married

45

1836

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

John

Whittaker

Son

Single

22

1859

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

James

Whittaker

Son

Single

19

1862

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice E

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Moses

Whittaker

Son

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whittaker

Son

Single

6

1875

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittaker

Son

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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