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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1838 in South Hetton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilkinson, born in 1842 in Haswell, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1863 in Whitworth, Durham, England), Ophelia (born 1865 in Whitworth, Durham, England), John George (born 1874 in Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1825 in Middlestone, Durham, England).


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Ophelia

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

John George

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watson

Sister In Law
Male

George

Parker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place South Hetton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Married

43

1838

South Hetton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Haswell, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whitworth, Durham, England

Ophelia

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Whitworth, Durham, England

John George

Wilkinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Margaret

Watson

Sister In Law

Single

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Parker

Servant

Single

56

1825

Middlestone, Durham, England

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