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Household of Henry Wilcox (born 1830, Shropshire)

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 Wilcox and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wilcox, born in 1830 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Richard (born 1863 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Jabaz (born 1872 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger Head, Henry Chilton, born in 1856 in Dawley, Shropshire, England.


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Henry Wilcox's household

Male

Henry

Wilcox

Head
Male

Benjamin

Wilcox

Son
Male

Richard

Wilcox

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilcox

Son
Female

Mary A

Wilcox

Daughter
Male

Jabaz

Wilcox

Son
Male

Henry

Chilton

Lodger Head
Female

Hannah

Chilton

Wife
Male

Henry

Chilton

Son
Female

Sarah

Chilton

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wilcox
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wilcox

Head

Widower

51

1830

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Wilcox

Son

Single

20

1861

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Richard

Wilcox

Son

Single

18

1863

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Wilcox

Son

Single

16

1865

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Mary A

Wilcox

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Jabaz

Wilcox

Son

Single

9

1872

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Henry

Chilton

Lodger Head

Married

25

1856

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Hannah

Chilton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Henry

Chilton

Son

Single

5

1876

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Chilton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

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