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Household of James M Wilks (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

James M Wilks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James M Wilks, born in 1830 in Penny Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James M was the head of the household, married to Charity Wilks, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1861 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Harriet (born 1865 in Bromborough Pool, Cheshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1872 in Bromborough Pool, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James M's Brother, Joseph M (born 1827 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and James M's Visitor, Sarah (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James M Wilks's household

Male

James M

Wilks

Head
Female

Charity

Wilks

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Joseph M

Wilks

Brother
Female

Sarah

Kemp

Visitor
First name(s) James M
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Penny Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James M

Wilks

Head

Married

51

1830

Penny Bridge, Lancashire, England

Charity

Wilks

Wife

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Wilks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Wilks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bromborough Pool, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Wilks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromborough Pool, Cheshire, England

Joseph M

Wilks

Brother

Married

54

1827

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kemp

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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