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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1847 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Jane Wilkinson, born in 1851 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Maude Mary (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Martha Alice (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1839 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas Arthur (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Fanny Jane

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Maude Mary

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Martha Alice

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Emily

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Harrison

Lodger
Male

Thomas Arthur

Bonson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Married

34

1847

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Fanny Jane

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Maude Mary

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha Alice

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Wilkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Harrison

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Thomas Arthur

Bonson

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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