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Household of Mark Sykes (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Mark Sykes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mark Sykes, born in 1831 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Mark was the head of the household, married to Emma Sykes, born in 1842 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1853 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1864 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England), Eliza A (born 1867 in High Hoyland, Yorkshire, England), Jane A (born 1870 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1875 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mark's Nephew, Tom Dyson, born in 1861 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England.


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Mark Sykes's household

Male

Mark

Sykes

Head
Female

Emma

Sykes

Wife
Male

Fred

Sykes

Son
Male

Harry

Sykes

Son
Female

Eliza A

Sykes

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Sykes

Daughter
Male

Percy

Sykes

Son
Male

James

Sykes

Son
Male

Tom

Dyson

Nephew
First name(s) Mark
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mark

Sykes

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sykes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Sykes

Son

Single

28

1853

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Sykes

Son

Single

17

1864

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Sykes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

High Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Sykes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Sykes

Son

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

James

Sykes

Son

Single

6

1875

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Dyson

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

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