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Household of John Wilkes (born 1854, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Wilkes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkes, born in 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkes, born in 1855 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Amelia (born 1880 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Ford, born in 1808 in Bradley, Staffordshire, England.


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John Wilkes's household

Male

John

Wilkes

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkes

Wife
Male

James

Wilkes

Son
Male

John

Wilkes

Son
Female

Florence

Wilkes

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Wilkes

Daughter
Male

James

Ford

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkes

Head

Married

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wilkes

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Wilkes

Son

Single

10

1871

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Wilkes

Son

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Amelia

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Ford

Lodger

Widower

73

1808

Bradley, Staffordshire, England

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