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Household of John Sankey (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Sankey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sankey, born in 1834 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Sankey, born in 1844 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1867 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Emily (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Alice (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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John Sankey's household

Male

John

Sankey

Head
Female

Emily

Sankey

Wife
Female

Edith

Sankey

Daughter
Female

Emily

Sankey

Daughter
Male

William

Sankey

Son
Female

Alice

Sankey

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Sankey

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sankey

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Emily

Sankey

Wife

Married

37

1844

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edith

Sankey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emily

Sankey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

William

Sankey

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alice

Sankey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

Herbert

Sankey

Son

Single

2

1879

Woolwich, Kent, England

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