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Household of John Sankey (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sankey, born in 1855 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine A Sankey, born in 1851 in Madeley, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Arthur V (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Catherine E (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Laura (born 1871 in Madeley, Shropshire, England) and John's Visitor, William A (born 1858 in Madeley, Shropshire, England).


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John Sankey's household

Male

John

Sankey

Head
Female

Catherine A

Sankey

Wife
Male

Arthur V

Sankey

Son
Female

Laura

Felton

Visitor
Male

William A

Felton

Visitor
Female

Catherine E

Felton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sankey

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Catherine A

Sankey

Wife

Married

30

1851

Madeley, Shropshire, England

Arthur V

Sankey

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Laura

Felton

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Madeley, Shropshire, England

William A

Felton

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Madeley, Shropshire, England

Catherine E

Felton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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