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Household of William Whitington (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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 Whitington and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitington, born in 1844 in Woolavington, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitington, born in 1831 in Bignor, Sussex, England. They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1871 in Petworth, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Martha (born 1853 in Coates, Sussex, England) and William's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1869 in Coates, Sussex, England).


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William Whitington's household

Male

William

Whitington

Head
Female

Mary

Whitington

Wife
Female

Martha

Cobby

Step Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cobby

Step Daughter
Male

James

Cobby

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Whitington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Woolavington, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitington

Head

Married

37

1844

Woolavington, Sussex, England

Mary

Whitington

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bignor, Sussex, England

Martha

Cobby

Step Daughter

Single

28

1853

Coates, Sussex, England

Ellen

Cobby

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coates, Sussex, England

James

Cobby

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Petworth, Sussex, England

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