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Household of Richard Whittam (born 1840, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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 Whittam and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whittam, born in 1840 in Wiswell, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Whittam, born in 1841 in Sawley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Bertha (born 1873 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Martha Jane (born 1879 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Martha Thornber, born in 1807 in Sawley, Yorkshire, England.
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Richard Whittam's household
Richard
Whittam
Head
Mary
Whittam
Wife
Bertha
Whittam
Daughter
Thomas
Whittam
Son
Martha Jane
Whittam
Daughter
Richard
Whittam
Son
Martha
Thornber
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Whittam |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Wiswell, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Whittam | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Wiswell, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Whittam | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Sawley, Yorkshire, England | |
Bertha | Whittam | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Whittam | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England | |
Martha Jane | Whittam | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Whittam | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Thornber | Mother In Law | Widow | 74 | 1807 | Sawley, Yorkshire, England |
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