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Household of William Whitworth (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Whitworth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitworth, born in 1831 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whitworth, born in 1829 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1860 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1869 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Walton (born 1870 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Whitworth's household

Male

William

Whitworth

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whitworth

Wife
Male

Thomas

Whitworth

Son
Male

James

Whitworth

Son
Female

Sarah

Whitworth

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whitworth

Son
Male

John

Whitworth

Son
Male

Walton

Whitworth

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Whitworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitworth

Head

Married

50

1831

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whitworth

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whitworth

Son

Single

26

1855

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

James

Whitworth

Son

Single

21

1860

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Whitworth

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Whitworth

Son

Single

15

1866

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitworth

Son

Single

12

1869

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Walton

Whitworth

Son

Single

11

1870

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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