Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Whittanham (born 1852, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Whittanham and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Whittanham, born in 1852 in Little Weston, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Whittanham, born in 1854 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1875 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), William (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Esther (born 1857 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder Daughter, Jane (born 1881 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Whittanham's household

Male

Thomas

Whittanham

Head
Female

Ann

Whittanham

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Whittanham

Daughter
Male

William

Whittanham

Son
Male

Thomas

Whittanham

Son
Female

Esther

Pierce

Boarder
Female

Jane

Pierce

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Whittanham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Little Weston, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Whittanham

Head

Married

29

1852

Little Weston, Shropshire, England

Ann

Whittanham

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sarah A

Whittanham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

William

Whittanham

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whittanham

Son

Single

0

1881

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Esther

Pierce

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jane

Pierce

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Whittanham in Wigan in 1881, and follow the Whittanham family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Whittanham

We’ve found Thomas Whittanham in 31 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Whittanham's household and view the Whittanham family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census