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Household of Robert Wilks (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wilks, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emily Wilks, born in 1856 in Sutton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Amy (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Noah Gaunt, born in 1841 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Wilks's household

Male

Robert

Wilks

Head
Female

Emily

Wilks

Wife
Female

Emily

Wilks

Daughter
Female

Amy

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Noah

Gaunt

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wilks

Head

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilks

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Wilks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Noah

Gaunt

Boarder

Widower

40

1841

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

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