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Household of Robert Sykes (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Sykes and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sykes, born in 1829 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Sykes, born in 1832 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Francis (born 1857 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Fredrick R (born 1860 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1862 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Leonard (born 1870 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1854 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Charlotte A (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Walter C (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Visitor, Martha (born 1864 in Shropshire, England).


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Robert Sykes's household

Male

Robert

Sykes

Head
Female

Jane

Sykes

Wife
Male

Francis

Sykes

Son
Male

Fredrick R

Sykes

Son
Male

Walter

Sykes

Son
Male

Leonard

Sykes

Son
Male

Arthur

Sykes

Son
Male

Alfred

Sykes

Son
Male

Samuel

Booth

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Booth

Daughter
Female

Charlotte A

Booth

Grand Daughter
Male

Walter C

Booth

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Wright

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sykes

Head

Married

52

1829

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sykes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Sykes

Son

Single

24

1857

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Fredrick R

Sykes

Son

Single

21

1860

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Walter

Sykes

Son

Single

19

1862

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Sykes

Son

Single

11

1870

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Sykes

Son

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Sykes

Son

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Booth

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Booth

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte A

Booth

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter C

Booth

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wright

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Shropshire, England

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