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Household of John Wilks (born 1825, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Wilks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilks, born in 1825 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilks, born in 1833 in Shorne, Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1872 in Rotherhithe, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, George (born 1881 in Charlton, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1853 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England) and John's Lodger, Clara (born 1858 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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John Wilks's household

Male

John

Wilks

Head
Female

Ann

Wilks

Wife
Female

Mary A

Slade

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Lee

Visitor
Male

Samuel

Frant

Lodger
Female

Clara

Frant

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilks

Head

Married

56

1825

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Wilks

Wife

Married

48

1833

Shorne, Kent, England

Mary A

Slade

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rotherhithe, Kent, England

George

Lee

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Charlton, Kent, England

Samuel

Frant

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Clara

Frant

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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