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Household of William Wittaker (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Wittaker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wittaker, born in 1828 in Sykehouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rosa Elizth Wittaker, born in 1827 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary Ann Jennings, born in 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wittaker's household

Male

William

Wittaker

Head
Female

Rosa Elizth

Wittaker

Wife
Male

John

Wittaker

Son
Female

Mary

Wittaker

Daughter
Male

Frank

Wittaker

Son
Male

Frederick

Wittaker

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Jennings

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wittaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wittaker

Head

Married

53

1828

Sykehouse, Yorkshire, England

Rosa Elizth

Wittaker

Wife

Married

54

1827

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Wittaker

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wittaker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Wittaker

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Frederick

Wittaker

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Jennings

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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