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Household of Joseph Sankey (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sankey, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Sankey, born in 1837 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; David (born 1862 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), James (born 1864 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England), Rubin (born 1876 in Cox Green, Lancashire, England) and Alice A (born 1880 in -).


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Joseph Sankey's household

Male

Joseph

Sankey

Head
Female

Alice

Sankey

Wife
Male

David

Sankey

Son
Male

James

Sankey

Son
Female

Mary E

Sankey

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Sankey

Son
Male

Rubin

Sankey

Son
Female

Alice A

Sankey

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sankey

Head

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sankey

Wife

Married

44

1837

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

David

Sankey

Son

Single

19

1862

Sharples, Lancashire, England

James

Sankey

Son

Single

17

1864

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Sankey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Sankey

Son

Single

8

1873

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Rubin

Sankey

Son

Single

5

1876

Cox Green, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Sankey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

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