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Household of Joseph Sykes (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Sykes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sykes, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sykes, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1853 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1864 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Maria Meal, born in 1808 in Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Sykes's household

Male

Joseph

Sykes

Head
Female

Hannah

Sykes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Maria

Meal

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sykes

Head

Married

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sykes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sykes

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sykes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Maria

Meal

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Yorkshire, England

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