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Household of Benjamin D Sykes (born 1843, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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.

Benjamin D Sykes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin D Sykes, born in 1843 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin D was the head of the household, married to Mara A Sykes, born in 1843 in Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Francis A (born 1870 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Eliza A (born 1875 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Ada L (born 1877 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph B (born 1880 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin D's Nephew, Walter J Grassby, born in 1864 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin D Sykes's household

Male

Benjamin D

Sykes

Head
Female

Mara A

Sykes

Wife
Female

Mary E

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Francis A

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Ada L

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Joseph B

Sykes

Son
Male

Walter J

Grassby

Nephew
First name(s) Benjamin D
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin D

Sykes

Head

Married

38

1843

Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Mara A

Sykes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Sykes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Francis A

Sykes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Sykes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Ada L

Sykes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Joseph B

Sykes

Son

Single

1

1880

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Walter J

Grassby

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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