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Household of Samuel Wilkes (born 1835, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Samuel Wilkes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wilkes, born in 1835 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wilkes, born in 1837 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Ann (born 1867 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Henry Richards, born in 1834 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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Samuel Wilkes's household

Male

Samuel

Wilkes

Head
Female

Sarah

Wilkes

Wife
Male

John

Wilkes

Son
Female

Ann

Wilkes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Richards

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wilkes

Head

Married

46

1835

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Wilkes

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

John

Wilkes

Son

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Richards

Boarder

Widower

47

1834

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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