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Household of Richard Whittaker (born 1852, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whittaker, born in 1852 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Nancy Whittaker, born in 1847 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1873 in Lancashire, England) and Deborah (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Housekeeper, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Christopher (born 1852 in Lancashire, England).


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Richard Whittaker's household

Male

Richard

Whittaker

Head
Female

Nancy

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Jane

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Deborah

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Entwistle

Housekeeper
Male

Christopher

Hartley

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Whittaker

Head

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Nancy

Whittaker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Jane

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Deborah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Entwistle

Housekeeper

Widow

71

1810

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Hartley

Boarder

-

29

1852

Lancashire, England

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