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Household of William B Whittam (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

William B Whittam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Whittam, born in 1834 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Jane Whittam, born in 1838 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William L (born 1874 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Herbert J (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Emily M (born 1880 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William B's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Staffordshire, England) and William B's Servant, Susan (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William B Whittam's household

Male

William B

Whittam

Head
Female

Jane

Whittam

Wife
Male

William L

Whittam

Son
Male

Herbert J

Whittam

Son
Male

John C

Whittam

Son
Female

Emily M

Whittam

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Brownbill

Servant
Female

Sarah

Mould

Servant
Female

Susan

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Whittam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Whittam

Head

Married

47

1834

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Whittam

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William L

Whittam

Son

Single

7

1874

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Herbert J

Whittam

Son

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

John C

Whittam

Son

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Emily M

Whittam

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Brownbill

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mould

Servant

Single

21

1860

Staffordshire, England

Susan

Murphy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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