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Household of Thomas Whitaker (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Whitaker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Whitaker, born in 1844 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whitaker, born in 1839 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George W (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father, David (born 1813 in Crofton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lod Wife, Mary (born 1855 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Whitaker's household

Male

Thomas

Whitaker

Head
Female

Sarah

Whitaker

Wife
Male

George W

Whitaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

David

Whitaker

Father
Male

William

Bannester

Lodger
Female

Mary

Bannester

Lod Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bannester

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Whitaker

Head

Married

37

1844

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Whitaker

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George W

Whitaker

Son

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

David

Whitaker

Father

Widower

68

1813

Crofton, Yorkshire, England

William

Bannester

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bannester

Lod Wife

Married

26

1855

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bannester

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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