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Household of Reuben Sankey (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Reuben Sankey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Sankey, born in 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Esther Sankey, born in 1835 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1859 in Withnell, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Withnell, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1866 in Withnell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Reuben's Sister In Law, Grace (born 1845 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England) and Reuben's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1849 in Withnell, Lancashire, England).


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Reuben Sankey's household

Male

Reuben

Sankey

Head
Female

Esther

Sankey

Wife
Male

David

Sankey

Son
Male

Alfred

Sankey

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sankey

Daughter
Female

Grace

Gregory

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret

Gregory

Sister In Law
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Sankey

Head

Married

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

Esther

Sankey

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

David

Sankey

Son

Single

22

1859

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Sankey

Son

Single

16

1865

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sankey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Grace

Gregory

Sister In Law

Single

36

1845

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gregory

Sister In Law

Single

32

1849

Withnell, Lancashire, England

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