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Household of Edward Wilks (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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.

Edward Wilks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilks, born in 1838 in Stockport, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary E Wilks, born in 1842 in Levenshulme, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Nancy (born 1862 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1864 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1866 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Colin (born 1869 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1870 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1871 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1874 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Stockport, Lancashire, England) and Sidney (born 1879 in Stockport, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Wilks's household

Male

Edward

Wilks

Head
Female

Mary E

Wilks

Wife
Female

Nancy

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wilks

Son
Male

Walter

Wilks

Son
Male

Colin

Wilks

Son
Male

Harry

Wilks

Son
Male

Frank

Wilks

Son
Female

Maria

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wilks

Son
Male

Sidney

Wilks

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockport, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilks

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wilks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Levenshulme, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Wilks

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Wilks

Son

Single

17

1864

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Walter

Wilks

Son

Single

15

1866

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Colin

Wilks

Son

Single

12

1869

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Harry

Wilks

Son

Single

11

1870

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Frank

Wilks

Son

Single

10

1871

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Maria

Wilks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Edward

Wilks

Son

Single

5

1876

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Sidney

Wilks

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Lancashire, England

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