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Household of John Sykes (born 1855, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sykes, born in 1855 in Woodhead, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to May Sykes, born in 1853 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1880 in Woodhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1819 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Sykes's household

Male

John

Sykes

Head
Female

May

Sykes

Wife
Female

Ann

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Garside

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Booth

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sykes

Head

Married

26

1855

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

May

Sykes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sykes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Garside

Boarder

Single

62

1819

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Booth

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

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