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Household of James Sykes (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

James Sykes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sykes, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rose Sykes, born in 1852 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1877 in Darnall, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Darnall, Yorkshire, England) and Polly M (born 1881 in Darnall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Uncle, Frederick Rands, born in 1840 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England.


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James Sykes's household

Male

James

Sykes

Head
Female

Rose

Sykes

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sykes

Son
Male

William

Sykes

Son
Female

Polly M

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Rands

Uncle
First name(s) James
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sykes

Head

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Sykes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Frederick

Sykes

Son

Single

4

1877

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

William

Sykes

Son

Single

2

1879

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

Polly M

Sykes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Rands

Uncle

Single

41

1840

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

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