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Household of Sarah Wilks (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Sarah Wilks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Wilks, born in 1852 in Wilsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, married to Joshua Wilks, born in 1873 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joshua (born 1873 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1878 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Mother, Elisabeth (born 1823 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Sarah's Brother, Joshua (born 1845 in Yorkshire, England) and Sarah's Nephew, Fred (born 1868 in Windhill, Yorkshire, England).


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Sarah Wilks's household

Female

Sarah

Wilks

Head
Male

Joshua

Wilks

Son
Male

John

Wilks

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Hill

Mother
Male

Joshua

Hill

Brother
Male

Fred

Newall

Nephew
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Wilks

Head

Married

29

1852

Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Wilks

Son

Single

8

1873

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilks

Son

Single

3

1878

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Hill

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Hill

Brother

Single

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Newall

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Windhill, Yorkshire, England

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