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Household of Herbert Wilks (born 1855, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

Herbert Wilks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Wilks, born in 1855 in Bideford, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wilks, born in 1857 in Selside, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Janet Eliza (born 1880 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas Herbert (born 1881 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Boarder, Josh Willm (born 1859 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, England) and Herbert's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Derbyshire, England).


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Herbert Wilks's household

Male

Herbert

Wilks

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wilks

Wife
Female

Janet Eliza

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Thomas Herbert

Wilks

Son
Male

Josh Willm

Bloodsworth

Boarder
Male

George

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bideford, Warwickshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Wilks

Head

Married

26

1855

Bideford, Warwickshire, England

Mary Jane

Wilks

Wife

Married

24

1857

Selside, Yorkshire, England

Janet Eliza

Wilks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Herbert

Wilks

Son

Single

0

1881

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Josh Willm

Bloodsworth

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Oundle, Northamptonshire, England

George

Wright

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Derbyshire, England

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