Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Wilkinson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Wilkinson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilkinson, born in 1837 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilkinson, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Broadhurst, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Wilkinson's household

Male

James

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

William

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

James

Broadhurst

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wilkinson

Head

Married

44

1837

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Wilkinson

Son

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Broadhurst

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Wilkinson in Wigan in 1881, and follow the Wilkinson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Wilkinson

We’ve found James Wilkinson in 573 family trees. Find out more about James Wilkinson's household and view the Wilkinson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census