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Household of Charles Wilks (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Charles Wilks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Wilks, born in 1833 in Litchfield, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Rachel Wilks, born in 1840 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Beaumont (born 1870 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1874 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England), Evelina Nancy (born 1878 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas Alfred (born 1880 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England).


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Charles Wilks's household

Male

Charles

Wilks

Head
Female

Rachel

Wilks

Wife
Male

Beaumont

Wilks

Son
Male

George

Wilks

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Evelina Nancy

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Thomas Alfred

Wilks

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Litchfield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Wilks

Head

Married

48

1833

Litchfield, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Wilks

Wife

Married

41

1840

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

Beaumont

Wilks

Son

Single

11

1870

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilks

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wilks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Evelina Nancy

Wilks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Alfred

Wilks

Son

Single

1

1880

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

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