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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1811, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, 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 Wilkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkinson, born in 1811 in Antrobus, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1854 in Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1848 in Cheshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Cheshire, England) and James Bradford (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, James Sharples, born in 1850 in Cheshire, England.


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Male

John

Wilkinson

Son
Male

James

Sharples

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Sharples

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Sharples

Grand Daughter
Male

James Bradford

Sharples

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Widower

70

1811

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

John

Wilkinson

Son

Single

27

1854

Cheshire, England

James

Sharples

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Cheshire, England

Mary

Sharples

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Cheshire, England

William

Sharples

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Sharples

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

James Bradford

Sharples

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

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