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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkinson, born in 1838 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilkinson, born in 1840 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), James (born 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1867 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), William (born 1870 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Septimus (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert Gibson, born in 1821 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

John

Wilkinson

Son
Male

James

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Robert

Wilkinson

Son
Male

William

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Septimus

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Robert

Gibson

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Married

43

1838

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

41

1840

North Shields, Northumberland, England

John

Wilkinson

Son

Single

18

1863

North Shields, Northumberland, England

James

Wilkinson

Son

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Robert

Wilkinson

Son

Single

14

1867

North Shields, Northumberland, England

William

Wilkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son

Single

6

1875

Jarrow, Durham, England

Septimus

Wilkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert

Gibson

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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