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Household of Robert Wilks (born 1850, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Wilks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilks, born in 1850 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilks, born in 1831 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), John (born 1876 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1878 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1880 in Ridgewell, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, John Crackenwell, born in 1856 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Wilks's household

Male

Robert

Wilks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilks

Wife
Male

James

Wilks

Son
Male

John

Wilks

Son
Male

Walter

Wilks

Son
Female

Caroline

Wilks

Daughter
Male

John

Crackenwell

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilks

Head

Married

31

1850

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilks

Wife

Married

50

1831

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

James

Wilks

Son

Single

8

1873

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

John

Wilks

Son

Single

5

1876

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Walter

Wilks

Son

Single

3

1878

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Wilks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ridgewell, Essex, England

John

Crackenwell

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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