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Household of Benjamin Sykes (born 1846, Lancashire)

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.

Benjamin Sykes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sykes, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah W Sykes, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Eaustice C W (born 1874 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1875 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Arthur M (born 1877 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Margaret M (born 1878 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and Richard L (born 1880 in Formby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Cheshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Fanny (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Sykes's household

Male

Benjamin

Sykes

Head
Female

Sarah W

Sykes

Wife
Male

Eaustice C W

Sykes

Son
Female

Mary H

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Arthur M

Sykes

Son
Female

Margaret M

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Richard L

Sykes

Son
Female

Jane

Williams

Servant
Female

Annie

Harvey

Servant
Female

Fanny

Harvey

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sykes

Head

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah W

Sykes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eaustice C W

Sykes

Son

Single

7

1874

Formby, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Sykes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Formby, Lancashire, England

Arthur M

Sykes

Son

Single

4

1877

Formby, Lancashire, England

Margaret M

Sykes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Formby, Lancashire, England

Richard L

Sykes

Son

Single

1

1880

Formby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Williams

Servant

Single

30

1851

Cheshire, England

Annie

Harvey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Harvey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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