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Household of Thomas Whittam (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Whittam and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Whittam, born in 1844 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whittam, born in 1851 in Irby, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Patrick Kelley, born in 1839 in Ireland.


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Thomas Whittam's household

Male

Thomas

Whittam

Head
Female

Sarah

Whittam

Wife
Male

William

Whittam

Son
Male

Charles

Whittam

Son
Male

Patrick

Kelley

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Whittam

Head

Married

37

1844

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Whittam

Wife

Married

30

1851

Irby, Cheshire, England

William

Whittam

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles

Whittam

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Kelley

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Ireland

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