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Household of Henry Perks (born 1822, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Perks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Perks, born in 1822 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Perks, born in 1831 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Mary J (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Susanna (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Catherine E (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, Absalom J (born 1834 in Gloucestershire, England) and Henry's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Adlington, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Perks's household

Male

Henry

Perks

Head
Female

Mary A

Perks

Wife
Male

William

Perks

Son
Female

Mary J

Perks

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Perks

Daughter
Female

Catherine E

Perks

Daughter
Male

Absalom J

Cox

Boarder
Male

William

Cox

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Perks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Perks

Head

Married

59

1822

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Perks

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Perks

Son

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Perks

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Susanna

Perks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Catherine E

Perks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Absalom J

Cox

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Gloucestershire, England

William

Cox

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Adlington, Lancashire, England

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