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Household of Robert Whittle (born 1829, 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.

Robert Whittle and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Whittle, born in 1829 in Farington, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Whittle, born in 1828 in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; Mary Ann (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Francis (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret Midghall, born in 1801 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Whittle's household

Male

Robert

Whittle

Head
Female

Jane

Whittle

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Whittle

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Whittle

Son
Male

Richard

Whittle

Son
Male

Joseph

Whittle

Son
Male

Robert

Whittle

Son
Male

John

Whittle

Son
Female

Alice

Whittle

Daughter
Male

William

Whittle

Son
Male

Edward

Whittle

Son
Male

Francis

Whittle

Son
Female

Margaret

Midghall

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Whittle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Farington, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Whittle

Head

Married

52

1829

Farington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Whittle

Wife

Married

53

1828

Hurst Green, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Whittle

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whittle

Son

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Whittle

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whittle

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittle

Son

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Whittle

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Whittle

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Whittle

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward

Whittle

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Francis

Whittle

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Midghall

Servant

Widow

80

1801

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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