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Household of William Whitaker (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitaker, born in 1841 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whitaker, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Herbert (born 1868 in York, Yorkshire, England), Wilfred (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Louis (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Nancy Hoyle, born in 1815 in Lancashire, England.


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William Whitaker's household

Male

William

Whitaker

Head
Female

Sarah

Whitaker

Wife
Male

Herbert

Whitaker

Son
Male

Wilfred

Whitaker

Son
Female

Fanny

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

Louis

Whitaker

Son
Male

Fred

Whitaker

Son
Female

Nancy

Hoyle

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Whitaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitaker

Head

Married

40

1841

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Whitaker

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Herbert

Whitaker

Son

Single

13

1868

York, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Whitaker

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Louis

Whitaker

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Whitaker

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Hoyle

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Lancashire, England

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