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Household of Frank Wilks (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Frank Wilks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Frank Wilks, born in 1840 in Aston, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Frank was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilks, born in 1842 in Aston, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Frank's Boarder, William Dobson, born in 1859 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England.


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Frank Wilks's household

Male

Frank

Wilks

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilks

Wife
Male

John

Wilks

Son
Female

Mary

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Tom

Wilks

Son
Male

Arthur

Wilks

Son
Female

Ada

Wilks

Daughter
Male

William

Dobson

Boarder
First name(s) Frank
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Frank

Wilks

Head

Married

41

1840

Aston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wilks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aston, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilks

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wilks

Son

Single

8

1873

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Wilks

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Wilks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Dobson

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

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