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Household of John J Wilks (born 1842, Buckinghamshire)

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.

John J Wilks and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Wilks, born in 1842 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 14 members. John J was the head of the household, married to Frances A Wilks, born in 1843 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Frances E (born 1869 in -), Florence M (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John D P (born 1873 in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England) and Alice B (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John J's Mother, Eleanor (born 1815 in London, Middlesex, England), John J's Boarder, Rowland E J (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), John J's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1866 in Church, Lancashire, England), John J's Boarder, E W Henry (born 1849 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John J's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales), John J's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Ireland), John J's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John J's Servant, Hannah (born 1862 in Shropshire, England).


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John J Wilks's household

Male

John J

Wilks

Head
Female

Frances A

Wilks

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Wilks

Mother
Female

Frances E

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Wilks

Daughter
Male

John D P

Wilks

Son
Female

Alice B

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Rowland E J

Wilks

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Wilkinson

Boarder
Male

E W Henry

Kneebone

Boarder
Female

Jane

Davies

Servant
Female

Mary

Boles

Servant
Female

Annie

Courran

Servant
Female

Hannah

Dunning

Servant
First name(s) John J
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Wilks

Head

Married

39

1842

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Frances A

Wilks

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor

Wilks

Mother

Widow

66

1815

London, Middlesex, England

Frances E

Wilks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

-

Florence M

Wilks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John D P

Wilks

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England

Alice B

Wilks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rowland E J

Wilks

Boarder

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Church, Lancashire, England

E W Henry

Kneebone

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jane

Davies

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary

Boles

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Annie

Courran

Servant

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dunning

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

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