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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkinson, born in 1835 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jeremiah Wilkinson, born in 1834 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England. They had 4 children; John James (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jimimiah (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas R (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Lucy (born 1809 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1861 in Lancashire, England).


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Jeremiah

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

John James

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Jimimiah

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas R

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Edith

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Cockshott

Mother In Law
Female

Catherine

Breakell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Married

46

1835

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jeremiah

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

John James

Wilkinson

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jimimiah

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas R

Wilkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Cockshott

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Breakell

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

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