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Household of Joseph Sankey (born 1828, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Sankey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sankey, born in 1828 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Sankey, born in 1829 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John Wm (born 1856 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Hannah B (born 1858 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Anne E (born 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1862 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1869 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Henry P (born 1871 in Penn, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Lucy E (born 1862 in Hampton, Worcestershire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Sankey's household

Male

Joseph

Sankey

Head
Female

Emma

Sankey

Wife
Male

John Wm

Sankey

Son
Female

Hannah B

Sankey

Daughter
Female

Anne E

Sankey

Daughter
Female

Clara

Sankey

Daughter
Female

Florence

Sankey

Daughter
Male

Henry P

Sankey

Son
Female

Lucy E

Hull

Servant
Female

Mary

Nicholas

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sankey

Head

Married

53

1828

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Sankey

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John Wm

Sankey

Son

Single

25

1856

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Hannah B

Sankey

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Anne E

Sankey

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Sankey

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Sankey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Henry P

Sankey

Son

Single

10

1871

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Lucy E

Hull

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hampton, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Nicholas

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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