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Household of John Skill (born 1838, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 Skill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skill, born in 1838 in Bicker, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Thorpe Skill, born in 1845 in Bicker, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Sophia (born 1873 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England), Emma (born 1878 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Skill's household

Male

John

Skill

Head
Female

Phoebe Thorpe

Skill

Wife
Male

Thomas

Skill

Son
Female

Eliza

Skill

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Skill

Daughter
Male

Henry

Skill

Son
Female

Emma

Skill

Daughter
Male

Robert

Skill

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Skill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bicker, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skill

Head

Married

43

1838

Bicker, Lincolnshire, England

Phoebe Thorpe

Skill

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bicker, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Skill

Son

Single

11

1870

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Skill

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Sophia

Skill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Henry

Skill

Son

Single

6

1875

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Emma

Skill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Robert

Skill

Son

Single

0

1881

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

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