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Household of James Sykes (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

James Sykes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sykes, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sykes, born in 1836 in Wales. They had 5 children; Mary Alice (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, William Walker, born in 1849 in Scotland.


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James Sykes's household

Male

James

Sykes

Head
Female

Sarah

Sykes

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sykes

Son
Male

James

Sykes

Son
Male

John

Sykes

Son
Male

William

Walker

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sykes

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sykes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wales

Mary Alice

Sykes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Sykes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sykes

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Sykes

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Sykes

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Walker

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Scotland

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