Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Sankey (born 1844, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sankey, born in 1844 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Sankey, born in 1844 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1873 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Jonah (born 1876 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Sankey's household

Male

John

Sankey

Head
Female

Marion

Sankey

Wife
Female

Edith

E Sankey

Daughter
Male

Jonah

Sankey

Son
Male

Edward

Sankey

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sankey

Head

Married

37

1844

Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Marion

Sankey

Wife

Married

37

1844

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Edith

E Sankey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Jonah

Sankey

Son

Single

5

1876

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Edward

Sankey

Son

Single

3

1878

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Sankey in Chorlton in 1881, and follow the Sankey family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Sankey

We’ve found John Sankey in 28 family trees. Find out more about John Sankey's household and view the Sankey family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census