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Household of John Sankey (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Sankey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sankey, born in 1836 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sankey, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah E (born 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Joseph G (born 1861 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Blackley, Lancashire, England), Willie (born 1875 in Blackley, Lancashire, England) and Harold (born 1878 in Blackley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Fenn, born in 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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John Sankey's household

Male

John

Sankey

Head
Female

Mary A

Sankey

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Sankey

Daughter
Male

Joseph G

Sankey

Son
Male

John

Sankey

Son
Female

Mary

Sankey

Daughter
Male

Willie

Sankey

Son
Male

Harold

Sankey

Son
Female

Mary

Fenn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sankey

Head

Married

45

1836

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sankey

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Sankey

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph G

Sankey

Son

Single

20

1861

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Sankey

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sankey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Willie

Sankey

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Harold

Sankey

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fenn

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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