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Household of Shepherd Whittaker (born 1845, 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.

Shepherd Whittaker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shepherd Whittaker, born in 1845 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Shepherd was the head of the household, married to Mary Whittaker, born in 1842 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas Arthur (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Humphrey (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Shepherd Whittaker's household

Male

Shepherd

Whittaker

Head
Female

Mary

Whittaker

Wife
Male

Thomas Arthur

Whittaker

Son
Female

Mary E

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Humphrey

Whittaker

Son
First name(s) Shepherd
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Shepherd

Whittaker

Head

Married

36

1845

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whittaker

Wife

Married

39

1842

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Thomas Arthur

Whittaker

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Humphrey

Whittaker

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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