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Household of Robert Whittaker (born 1850, 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.

Robert Whittaker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Whittaker, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Rose Ann Whittaker, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Sarah Alice (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Catherine (born 1814 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder Brother In Law, James (born 1847 in Ireland).


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Robert Whittaker's household

Male

Robert

Whittaker

Head
Female

Rose Ann

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Sarah Alice

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Robert

Whittaker

Son
Female

Catherine

Larkin

Boarder
Male

James

Larkin

Boarder Brother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Whittaker

Head

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Rose Ann

Whittaker

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Sarah Alice

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittaker

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Larkin

Boarder

Widow

67

1814

Ireland

James

Larkin

Boarder Brother In Law

Single

34

1847

Ireland

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