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Household of John Wilkinson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilkinson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilkinson, born in 1842 in Padstow, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; John R (born 1865 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Josephine M A (born 1867 in Wiltshire, England), Eleanor M (born 1869 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England), Helena M (born 1870 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), Maud C (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Morris H (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Leonard (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Lydia V Donkin, born in 1866 in Swalwell, Durham, England.


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John Wilkinson's household

Male

John

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

John R

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Josephine M A

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor M

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Helena M

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Maud C

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Morris H

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Leonard

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Lydia V

Donkin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilkinson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary A

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Padstow, Cornwall, England

John R

Wilkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Josephine M A

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wiltshire, England

Eleanor M

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Helena M

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Maud C

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Morris H

Wilkinson

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Leonard

Wilkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Lydia V

Donkin

Servant

Single

15

1866

Swalwell, Durham, England

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