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Household of Edwin Sykes (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Edwin Sykes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sykes, born in 1843 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Sykes, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1865 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Angelina (born 1869 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Emily (born 1873 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Edwin (born 1875 in Newbottle, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Newbottle, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1872 in Newbottle, Durham, England) and Edwin's Step Son, Frank (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Edwin Sykes's household

Male

Edwin

Sykes

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Sykes

Wife
Male

Robert

Sykes

Son
Male

Thomas

Sykes

Son
Female

Angelina

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sykes

Son
Female

Emily

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Sykes

Son
Female

Margaret

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Ann

Rutherford

Step Daughter
Male

Frank

Rutherford

Step Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sykes

Head

Married

38

1843

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Sykes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Sykes

Son

Single

16

1865

Newbottle, Durham, England

Thomas

Sykes

Son

Single

15

1866

Newbottle, Durham, England

Angelina

Sykes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newbottle, Durham, England

Joseph

Sykes

Son

Single

10

1871

Newbottle, Durham, England

Emily

Sykes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newbottle, Durham, England

Edwin

Sykes

Son

Single

6

1875

Newbottle, Durham, England

Margaret

Sykes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newbottle, Durham, England

Ann

Rutherford

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newbottle, Durham, England

Frank

Rutherford

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

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