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Household of William Whitaker (born 1823, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitaker, born in 1823 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitaker, born in 1820 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Nancy J, born 1852 in Colne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter Grand, Mary E (born 1872 in Colne, Lancashire, England), William's Son Grand, Joseph W (born 1876 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1856 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England).


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William Whitaker's household

Male

William

Whitaker

Head
Female

Mary

Whitaker

Wife
Female

Nancy J

Veevers

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Veevers

Daughter Grand
Male

Joseph W

Veevers

Son Grand
Male

George

Calvert

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitaker

Head

Married

58

1823

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitaker

Wife

Married

61

1820

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Nancy J

Veevers

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Veevers

Daughter Grand

Single

9

1872

Colne, Lancashire, England

Joseph W

Veevers

Son Grand

Single

5

1876

Colne, Lancashire, England

George

Calvert

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

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