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Household of George Wilkinson (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.

George Wilkinson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wilkinson, born in 1848 in Dudley Port, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilkinson, born in 1857 in Jump, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Phoebe A (born 1874 in Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England), Ben (born 1876 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1880 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger Head, William Smelt, born in 1849 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England.


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George Wilkinson's household

Male

George

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Phoebe A

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Ben

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Annie

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son
Male

William

Smelt

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Smelt

Wife
Male

John

Smelt

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wilkinson

Head

Married

33

1848

Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Jump, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe A

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Ben

Wilkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

William

Smelt

Lodger Head

Married

32

1849

Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Smelt

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Smelt

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

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