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Household of John Wilks (born 1836, Oxfordshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilks, born in 1836 in Milcombe, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilks, born in 1840 in Sandford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza A (born 1870 in Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England), William R (born 1872 in Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England), Martha J (born 1875 in Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England), George (born 1878 in Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Arthur Castle, born in 1868 in Sandford, Oxfordshire, England.


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John Wilks's household

Male

John

Wilks

Head
Female

Mary

Wilks

Wife
Male

Arthur

Castle

Son In Law
Female

Eliza A

Wilks

Daughter
Male

William R

Wilks

Son
Female

Martha J

Wilks

Daughter
Male

George

Wilks

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilks

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Milcombe, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilks

Head

Married

45

1836

Milcombe, Oxfordshire, England

Mary

Wilks

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sandford, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur

Castle

Son In Law

Single

13

1868

Sandford, Oxfordshire, England

Eliza A

Wilks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England

William R

Wilks

Son

Single

9

1872

Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England

Martha J

Wilks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England

George

Wilks

Son

Single

3

1878

Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

Wilks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westcott Barton, Oxfordshire, England

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