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Household of James Wilks (born 1846, 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 Wilks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wilks, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilks, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John Jas (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, John (born 1818 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Brother In Law, John (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Alfred (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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James Wilks's household

Male

James

Wilks

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilks

Wife
Male

John Jas

Wilks

Son
Female

Hannah

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wilks

Daughter
Male

John

Nugent

Father In Law
Male

John

Nugent

Brother In Law
Male

Alfred

Holden

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
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

Wilks

Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Wilks

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Jas

Wilks

Son

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Wilks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Wilks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Nugent

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Nugent

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Holden

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

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