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Household of Edward Wilks (born 1849, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wilks, born in 1849 in Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilks, born in 1853 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Leah (born 1877 in Gillow Heath, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in -) and Mary (born 1881 in Lawton, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Wilks's household

Male

Edward

Wilks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilks

Wife
Female

Leah

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilks

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wilks

Head

Married

32

1849

Bishop's Itchington, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilks

Wife

Married

28

1853

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Leah

Wilks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gillow Heath, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Wilks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

Mary

Wilks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lawton, Cheshire, England

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