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Household of Pearson Wilkinson (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hemsworth, 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.

Pearson Wilkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Pearson Wilkinson, born in 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Pearson was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Wilkinson, born in 1848 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas P Higm (born 1876 in Ryhill, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel A (born 1881 in Ryhill, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Pearson's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1802 in Derbyshire, England), Pearson's Brother In Law, William Thos (born 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Pearson's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Cheshire, England).


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Pearson Wilkinson's household

Male

Pearson

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

Thomas P Higm

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Ethel A

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higgenbottom

Father In Law
Male

William Thos

Higgenbottom

Brother In Law
Male

William

Kay

Lodger
First name(s) Pearson
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Pearson

Wilkinson

Head

Married

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Thomas P Higm

Wilkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Ryhill, Yorkshire, England

Ethel A

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ryhill, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Higgenbottom

Father In Law

Widower

79

1802

Derbyshire, England

William Thos

Higgenbottom

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Kay

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Cheshire, England

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