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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkinson, born in 1841 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Wilkinson, born in 1849 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Albert E (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1873 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Elijah (born 1878 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1823 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and John's Son Of Lodger, Joseph (born 1863 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Martha

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

Albert E

Wilkinson

Son
Male

John C

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Mary E

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Frank

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Hornby

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Hornby

Son Of Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Married

40

1841

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Albert E

Wilkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John C

Wilkinson

Son

Single

8

1873

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Wilkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Frank

Wilkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Hornby

Lodger

Widow

58

1823

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hornby

Son Of Lodger

Single

18

1863

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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