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Household of Abraham Wilks (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 Wilks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Wilks, born in 1840 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilks, born in 1838 in Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Abraham (born 1862 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).


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Abraham Wilks's household

Male

Abraham

Wilks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilks

Wife
Male

Abraham

Wilks

Son
Male

Samuel

Wilks

Son
Female

Mary A

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Maud

Wilks

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Wilks

Head

Married

41

1840

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shropshire, England

Abraham

Wilks

Son

Single

19

1862

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Wilks

Son

Single

16

1865

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Wilks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Maud

Wilks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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