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Household of Thomas Whewell (born 1848, 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.

Thomas Whewell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Whewell, born in 1848 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betty Whewell, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Esther Ann (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William Ed (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice Jane (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Joseph Thos (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Catherine (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Whewell's household

Male

Thomas

Whewell

Head
Female

Betty

Whewell

Wife
Female

Esther Ann

Whewell

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Whewell

Daughter
Male

William Ed

Whewell

Son
Male

John

Whewell

Son
Female

Alice Jane

Whewell

Daughter
Male

Joseph Thos

Whewell

Son
Female

Catherine

Dickinson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Whewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Whewell

Head

Married

33

1848

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Betty

Whewell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Esther Ann

Whewell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Whewell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William Ed

Whewell

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Whewell

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice Jane

Whewell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph Thos

Whewell

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Dickinson

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smith

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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