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Household of William Whitham (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Whitham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitham, born in 1817 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitham, born in 1816 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, John Shackleton, born in 1821 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Whitham's household

Male

William

Whitham

Head
Female

Mary

Whitham

Wife
Male

James

Whitham

Son
Male

William

Highley

Grand Son
Male

John

Shackleton

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Whitham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitham

Head

Married

64

1817

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whitham

Wife

Married

65

1816

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

James

Whitham

Son

Single

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Highley

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Shackleton

Brother In Law

Single

60

1821

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

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