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Household of Joseph Wilkes (born 1831, 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 Wilkes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilkes, born in 1831 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilkes, born in 1829 in Little Dawley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Sarah J (born 1863 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1868 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Wilkes's household

Male

Joseph

Wilkes

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilkes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilkes

Son
Female

Sarah J

Wilkes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilkes

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Wilkes

Head

Married

50

1831

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Wilkes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Little Dawley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wilkes

Son

Single

21

1860

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Wilkes

Son

Single

13

1868

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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