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Household of Samuel Wilks (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Samuel Wilks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wilks, born in 1827 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilks, born in 1837 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1864 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, Thomas W (born 1850 in Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Lodger, Jaine (born 1858 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Margaret A (born 1877 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Wilks's household

Male

Samuel

Wilks

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilks

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wilks

Son
Male

Thomas W

Moores

Lodger
Female

Jaine

Moores

Lodger
Female

Margaret A

Moores

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wilks

Head

Married

54

1827

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wilks

Wife

Married

44

1837

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilks

Son

Single

17

1864

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Thomas W

Moores

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Jaine

Moores

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Moores

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

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