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Household of William Whittaker (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Whittaker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whittaker, born in 1845 in Lowton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane E Whittaker, born in 1843 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Almond, born in 1811 in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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William Whittaker's household

Male

William

Whittaker

Head
Female

Jane E

Whittaker

Wife
Male

Robert

Whittaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Female

Mary E

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Whittaker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Almond

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lowton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whittaker

Head

Married

36

1845

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Whittaker

Wife

Married

38

1843

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Robert

Whittaker

Son

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whittaker

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Almond

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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