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Household of Joah Sykes (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

Joah Sykes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joah Sykes, born in 1839 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joah was the head of the household, married to Caroline H Sykes, born in 1842 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Clara (born 1863 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1871 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), William Hoy (born 1872 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Lewis (born 1877 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joah's Boarder, Abraham Sykes, born in 1846 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England.


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Joah Sykes's household

Male

Joah

Sykes

Head
Female

Caroline H

Sykes

Wife
Female

Clara

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Fred

Sykes

Son
Male

William Hoy

Sykes

Son
Male

Albert

Sykes

Son
Male

Lewis

Sykes

Son
Female

Annie

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Sykes

Boarder
First name(s) Joah
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joah

Sykes

Head

Married

42

1839

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Caroline H

Sykes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Sykes

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Sykes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Sykes

Son

Single

10

1871

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

William Hoy

Sykes

Son

Single

9

1872

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Sykes

Son

Single

6

1875

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Sykes

Son

Single

4

1877

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Sykes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Sykes

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

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