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Household of John Wilks (born 1838, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banbury, 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 1838 in Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilks, born in 1851 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith M (born 1871 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England), Frederick J (born 1873 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England), Harold P (born 1875 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) and Olive A (born 1881 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Martha A (born 1859 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1867 in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England).


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John Wilks's household

Male

John

Wilks

Head
Female

Mary A

Wilks

Wife
Female

Edith M

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Wilks

Son
Male

Harold P

Wilks

Son
Female

Olive A

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Walker

Sister
Female

Mary Jane

Walker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place 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

43

1838

Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Wilks

Wife

Married

30

1851

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Edith M

Wilks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Frederick J

Wilks

Son

Single

8

1873

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Harold P

Wilks

Son

Single

6

1875

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Olive A

Wilks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Martha A

Walker

Sister

Single

22

1859

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Mary Jane

Walker

Servant

Single

14

1867

Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England

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