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Household of John Sankey (born 1821, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sankey, born in 1821 in Hastingleigh, Kent, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Sankey, born in 1836 in Ashford, Kent, England. They had 9 children; Louisa E (born 1859 in Sevington, Kent, England), Sidney John (born 1860 in Sevington, Kent, England), Walter C (born 1866 in Kent, England), Herbert E (born 1868 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), Frances E (born 1870 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), John Worger (born 1872 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), William Henry (born 1873 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), Francis Octavius (born 1875 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Alice Maude (born 1877 in Ashford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, George (born 1861 in Lympne, Kent, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth C (born 1860 in Kent, England), John's Servant, Fanny L (born 1861 in Ashford, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Sarah A (born 1863 in Ashford, Kent, England).


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John Sankey's household

Male

John

Sankey

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Sankey

Wife
Female

Louisa E

Sankey

Daughter
Male

Sidney John

Sankey

Son
Male

Walter C

Sankey

Son
Male

Herbert E

Sankey

Son
Female

Frances E

Sankey

Daughter
Male

John Worger

Sankey

Son
Male

William Henry

Sankey

Son
Male

Francis Octavius

Sankey

Son
Female

Alice Maude

Sankey

Daughter
Male

George

Horle

Servant
Female

Elizabeth C

Webb

Servant
Female

Fanny L

Tolhurst

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Tolhurst

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Hastingleigh, Kent, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sankey

Head

Married

60

1821

Hastingleigh, Kent, England

Sarah Jane

Sankey

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ashford, Kent, England

Louisa E

Sankey

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sevington, Kent, England

Sidney John

Sankey

Son

Single

21

1860

Sevington, Kent, England

Walter C

Sankey

Son

Single

15

1866

Kent, England

Herbert E

Sankey

Son

Single

13

1868

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Frances E

Sankey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chelmsford, Essex, England

John Worger

Sankey

Son

Single

9

1872

Chelmsford, Essex, England

William Henry

Sankey

Son

Single

8

1873

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Francis Octavius

Sankey

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashford, Kent, England

Alice Maude

Sankey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashford, Kent, England

George

Horle

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lympne, Kent, England

Elizabeth C

Webb

Servant

Single

21

1860

Kent, England

Fanny L

Tolhurst

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ashford, Kent, England

Sarah A

Tolhurst

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ashford, Kent, England

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