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Household of Richard Wilkins (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Richard Wilkins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilkins, born in 1817 in Longton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkins, born in 1821 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas Ricd (born 1854 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1853 in Longton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Wigton, Cumberland, England), Richard's Visitor, Henry (born 1851 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1859 in Longton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Wilkins's household

Male

Richard

Wilkins

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkins

Wife
Male

Thomas Ricd

Wilkins

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilkins

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bibby

Servant
Male

Henry

Parker

Visitor
Female

Mary Jane

Nixon

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Longton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilkins

Head

Married

64

1817

Longton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilkins

Wife

Married

60

1821

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Thomas Ricd

Wilkins

Son

Single

27

1854

Longton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilkins

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Longton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bibby

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wigton, Cumberland, England

Henry

Parker

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Longton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Nixon

Servant

Single

22

1859

Longton, Lancashire, England

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