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Household of Richard Whittle (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Whittle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Whittle, born in 1825 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whittle, born in 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1869 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alfred, born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, George (born 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Ann (born 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Whittle's household

Male

Richard

Whittle

Head
Female

Sarah

Whittle

Daughter
Male

Richard

Whittle

Son
Female

Martha

Whittle

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Whittle

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Whittle

Grand Son
Male

George

Smith

Boarder
Female

Ann

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Whittle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Whittle

Head

Married

56

1825

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Whittle

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whittle

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha

Whittle

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Whittle

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Whittle

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

George

Smith

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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