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Household of John Sykes (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Sykes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sykes, born in 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Sykes, born in 1855 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1878 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1879 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Illegitimate Son, Joseph Heys, born in 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.


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John Sykes's household

Male

John

Sykes

Head
Female

Annie

Sykes

Wife
Male

George

Sykes

Son
Male

John

Sykes

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Heys

Illegitimate Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sykes

Head

Married

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Annie

Sykes

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

George

Sykes

Son

Single

3

1878

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Sykes

Son

Single

2

1879

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Sykes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Heys

Illegitimate Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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