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Household of Joseph Sykes (born 1828, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sykes, born in 1828 in Hightown, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Sykes, born in 1830 in Dobcross, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Lewis (born 1857 in Dobcross, Yorkshire, England), Alice A (born 1859 in Lees, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1862 in Lees, Yorkshire, England), James A (born 1864 in Lees, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1866 in -) and Bertha (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Sykes's household

Male

Joseph

Sykes

Head
Female

Mary

Sykes

Wife
Male

Lewis

Sykes

Son
Female

Alice A

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sykes

Daughter
Male

James A

Sykes

Son
Female

Minnie

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Sykes

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sykes

Head

Married

53

1828

Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sykes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Dobcross, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Sykes

Son

Single

24

1857

Dobcross, Yorkshire, England

Alice A

Sykes

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lees, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sykes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lees, Yorkshire, England

James A

Sykes

Son

Single

17

1864

Lees, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Sykes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

-

Bertha

Sykes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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