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Household of John Franks (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Franks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Franks, born in 1843 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to John Franks, born in 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Harriett (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Thomas (born 1845 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1809 in Scotland).


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John Franks's household

Male

John

Franks

Head
Male

John

Franks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Franks

Daughter
Female

Emma

Franks

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Franks

Wife
Male

Thomas

Franks

Brother
Female

Harriett

Franks

Daughter
Male

William

Thorneycroft

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Franks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Franks

Head

Married

38

1843

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Franks

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Franks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Franks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Franks

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Franks

Brother

Married

36

1845

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harriett

Franks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Thorneycroft

Lodger

Widower

72

1809

Scotland

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