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Household of Robert Whittaker (born 1856, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Whittaker, born in 1856 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whittaker, born in 1857 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Rachel A (born 1877 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother, Thornbe Harner, born in 1860 in Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Whittaker's household

Male

Robert

Whittaker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Rachel A

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Male

Thornbe

Harner

Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Whittaker

Head

Married

25

1856

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Wife

Married

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Rachel A

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

0

1881

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Thornbe

Harner

Brother

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

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