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Household of Ernest Wilkes (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, 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.

Ernest Wilkes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ernest Wilkes, born in 1850 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Ernest was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkes, born in 1853 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph E (born 1879 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur Edgar (born 1881 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ernest's Servant, Hannah (born 1858 in Tong, Staffordshire, England) and Ernest's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England).


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Ernest Wilkes's household

Male

Ernest

Wilkes

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkes

Wife
Male

Joseph E

Wilkes

Son
Male

Arthur Edgar

Wilkes

Son
Female

Hannah

Woodhouse

Servant
Female

Annie

Woodhouse

Servant
First name(s) Ernest
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ernest

Wilkes

Head

Married

31

1850

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wilkes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph E

Wilkes

Son

Single

2

1879

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Arthur Edgar

Wilkes

Son

Single

0

1881

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Woodhouse

Servant

Single

23

1858

Tong, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Woodhouse

Servant

Single

13

1868

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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