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Household of Abraham Sykes (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Abraham Sykes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Sykes, born in 1824 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sykes, born in 1826 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1859 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth H (born 1861 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Lodger, Betty Cox, born in 1824 in Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Sykes's household

Male

Abraham

Sykes

Head
Female

Harriet

Sykes

Wife
Female

Mary

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Betty

Cox

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Sykes

Head

Married

57

1824

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Sykes

Wife

Married

55

1826

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sykes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Sykes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Cox

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Yorkshire, England

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