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Household of Samuel Whittaker (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Samuel Whittaker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Whittaker, born in 1828 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Whittaker, born in 1836 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1863 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), James (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1875 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother To Wife, Sarah (born 1800 in Audlem, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1855 in Audlem, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Whittaker's household

Male

Samuel

Whittaker

Head
Female

Eliza

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Eliza

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Whittaker

Son
Male

James

Whittaker

Son
Female

Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilkinson

Mother To Wife
Female

Sarah A

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Whittaker

Head

Married

53

1828

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Whittaker

Wife

Married

45

1836

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Whittaker

Son

Single

10

1871

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Whittaker

Son

Single

8

1873

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wilkinson

Mother To Wife

Widow

81

1800

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Taylor

Boarder

Widow

26

1855

Audlem, Cheshire, England

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