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Household of Maurice Wilks (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Maurice Wilks and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maurice Wilks, born in 1852 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Maurice was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Sara Ann, born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Maurice's Servant, Louisa Lewis, born in 1860 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Maurice Wilks's household

Male

Maurice

Wilks

Head
Female

Sara Ann

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Lewis

Servant
First name(s) Maurice
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maurice

Wilks

Head

Widower

29

1852

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sara Ann

Wilks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Lewis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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