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Household of Richard Wilkinson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Wilkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilkinson, born in 1838 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilkinson, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1862 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Martha Ellen (born 1874 in Haydock, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Wilkinson's household

Male

Richard

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

Richard

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Martha Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilkinson

Head

Married

43

1838

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wilkinson

Son

Single

19

1862

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wilkinson

Son

Single

15

1866

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Martha Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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