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Household of Thomas Whitter (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Whitter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Whitter, born in 1849 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitter, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1873 in Standish, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Standish, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James Turner, born in 1825 in Shevington, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Whitter's household

Male

Thomas

Whitter

Head
Female

Mary

Whitter

Wife
Female

Ellen

Whitter

Daughter
Male

William

Whitter

Son
Male

John

Whitter

Son
Male

Thomas

Whitter

Son
Female

Margaret

Whitter

Daughter
Male

James

Turner

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Whitter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Whitter

Head

Married

32

1849

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitter

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whitter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Standish, Lancashire, England

William

Whitter

Son

Single

6

1875

Standish, Lancashire, England

John

Whitter

Son

Single

4

1877

Standish, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whitter

Son

Single

2

1879

Standish, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whitter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Standish, Lancashire, England

James

Turner

Boarder

Widower

56

1825

Shevington, Lancashire, England

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