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Household of Benjamin Sykes (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sykes, born in 1814 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Mary Barker, born in 1822 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Sykes's household

Male

Benjamin

Sykes

Head
Female

Mary

Barker

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sykes

Head

Widower

67

1814

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Barker

Lodger

Widow

59

1822

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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