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Household of Benjamin Sykes (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Sykes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sykes, born in 1820 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sykes, born in 1821 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1852 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England), Arnold (born 1855 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1857 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1860 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England), Oliver (born 1862 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1864 in Dean Head, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Sykes's household

Male

Benjamin

Sykes

Head
Female

Harriet

Sykes

Wife
Male

George

Sykes

Son
Male

Arnold

Sykes

Son
Male

William

Sykes

Son
Male

James

Sykes

Son
Male

Oliver

Sykes

Son
Male

Thomas

Sykes

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sykes

Head

Married

61

1820

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Sykes

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

George

Sykes

Son

Single

29

1852

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

Arnold

Sykes

Son

Single

26

1855

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

William

Sykes

Son

Single

24

1857

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

James

Sykes

Son

Single

21

1860

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

Oliver

Sykes

Son

Single

19

1862

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sykes

Son

Single

17

1864

Dean Head, Yorkshire, England

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