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Household of Matthew Wilkinson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Matthew Wilkinson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wilkinson, born in 1833 in Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkinson, born in 1834 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1856 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Mary Wormersley, born in 1869 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Wilkinson's household

Male

Matthew

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Mary

Wormersley

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wilkinson

Head

Married

48

1833

Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England

Mary

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Wilkinson

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wormersley

Servant

Single

12

1869

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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