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Household of John Crookes (born 1847, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

John Crookes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Crookes, born in 1847 in Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Crookes, born in 1847 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith Mary (born 1871 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Lillian (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John Robert (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Andrew (born 1854 in Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1859 in Nottinghamshire, England).


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John Crookes's household

Male

John

Crookes

Head
Female

Martha

Crookes

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Crookes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Lillian

Crookes

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Crookes

Son
Male

Andrew

Crookes

Brother
Male

George

Downes

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Crookes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Crookes

Head

Married

34

1847

Nottinghamshire, England

Martha

Crookes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Edith Mary

Crookes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Lillian

Crookes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John Robert

Crookes

Son

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Andrew

Crookes

Brother

Single

27

1854

Nottinghamshire, England

George

Downes

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Nottinghamshire, England

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