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Household of James Sykes (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sykes, born in 1834 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Edna Sykes, born in 1838 in Lees, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), John S (born 1865 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Edna (born 1878 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).


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James Sykes's household

Male

James

Sykes

Head
Female

Edna

Sykes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sykes

Daughter
Male

William

Sykes

Son
Male

John S

Sykes

Son
Male

Thomas

Sykes

Son
Female

Mary

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sykes

Son
Male

James

Sykes

Son
Female

Edna

Sykes

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sykes

Head

Married

47

1834

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Edna

Sykes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lees, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sykes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Mossley, Lancashire, England

William

Sykes

Son

Single

18

1863

Mossley, Lancashire, England

John S

Sykes

Son

Single

16

1865

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sykes

Son

Single

13

1868

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sykes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sykes

Son

Single

6

1875

Mossley, Lancashire, England

James

Sykes

Son

Single

4

1877

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Edna

Sykes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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