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Household of Cornelius Wilkes (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Cornelius Wilkes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Wilkes, born in 1848 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilkes, born in 1850 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Ann (born 1870 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Cornelius (born 1876 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Thomas Hy (born 1876 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Julia Hannah (born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).


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Cornelius Wilkes's household

Male

Cornelius

Wilkes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkes

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Wilkes

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Wilkes

Son
Male

Thomas Hy

Wilkes

Son
Female

Julia Hannah

Wilkes

Daughter
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Wilkes

Head

Married

33

1848

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Cornelius

Wilkes

Son

Single

5

1876

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Hy

Wilkes

Son

Single

5

1876

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Julia Hannah

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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