Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Whittaker (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whittaker, born in 1829 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ester Whittaker, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Susannah (born 1856 in Rivington, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Frank (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Whittaker's household

Male

William

Whittaker

Head
Female

Ester

Whittaker

Wife
Female

Susannah

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

William

Whittaker

Son
Female

Ann

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Turner

Son In Law
Male

Frank

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Whittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whittaker

Head

Married

52

1829

Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Ester

Whittaker

Wife

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Rivington, Lancashire, England

William

Whittaker

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Whittaker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Turner

Son In Law

Widower

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Shaw

Servant

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Whittaker in Manchester in 1881, and follow the Whittaker family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Whittaker

We’ve found William Whittaker in 294 family trees. Find out more about William Whittaker's household and view the Whittaker family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census