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Household of John Wilkens (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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 Wilkens and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkens, born in 1841 in Marden, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkens, born in 1845 in Marden, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Marden, Kent, England), John (born 1868 in Marden, Kent, England), Henry (born 1871 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Marden, Kent, England) and Emma (born 1876 in Yalding, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Gibbons, born in 1860 in West Farleigh, Kent, England.


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John Wilkens's household

Male

John

Wilkens

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkens

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkens

Daughter
Male

John

Wilkens

Son
Male

Henry

Wilkens

Son
Male

George

Wilkens

Son
Female

Emma

Wilkens

Daughter
Male

John

Gibbons

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Marden, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkens

Head

Married

40

1841

Marden, Kent, England

Mary

Wilkens

Wife

Married

36

1845

Marden, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Wilkens

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Marden, Kent, England

John

Wilkens

Son

Single

13

1868

Marden, Kent, England

Henry

Wilkens

Son

Single

10

1871

Staplehurst, Kent, England

George

Wilkens

Son

Single

8

1873

Marden, Kent, England

Emma

Wilkens

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yalding, Kent, England

John

Gibbons

Lodger

Single

21

1860

West Farleigh, Kent, England

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