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Household of William Whitaker (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Whitaker and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitaker, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitaker, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret A (born 1865 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Betty (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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William Whitaker's household

Male

William

Whitaker

Head
Female

Mary

Whitaker

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whitaker

Son
Male

Henry

Whitaker

Son
Male

John

Whitaker

Son
Female

Mary E

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Leah

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Betty

Whitaker

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitaker

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitaker

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Whitaker

Son

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Whitaker

Son

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Whitaker

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Leah

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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