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Household of Joseph Wilks (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Wilks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wilks, born in 1821 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wilks, born in 1830 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Wilks's household

Male

Joseph

Wilks

Head
Female

Hannah

Wilks

Wife
Male

George

Wilks

Son
Female

Jane

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wilks

Son
Male

Albert

Wilks

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wilks

Head

Married

60

1821

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Wilks

Wife

Married

51

1830

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George

Wilks

Son

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wilks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wilks

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Wilks

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Wilks

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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