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Household of Robert Whittaker (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Whittaker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Whittaker, born in 1826 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Richard (born 1850 in Haslington, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1853 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1856 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1863 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and Betsy (born 1865 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and William M (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Grand Son Daughter, Margaret Ann Whittaker, born in 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Whittaker's household

Male

Robert

Whittaker

Head
Male

Richard

Whittaker

Son
Male

Robert

Whittaker

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Grand Daughter
Male

William M

Whittaker

Grand Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Whittaker

Grand Son Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Whittaker

Head

Widower

55

1826

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whittaker

Son

Single

31

1850

Haslington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittaker

Son

Widower

28

1853

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William M

Whittaker

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Whittaker

Grand Son Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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