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Household of Silas Dickens (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cannock, 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.

Silas Dickens and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Dickens, born in 1846 in Cannock, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dickens, born in 1844 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1867 in Cannock, Staffordshire, England) and Enoch (born 1877 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Silas's Lodger, Michael Gallacher, born in 1827 in -.


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Silas Dickens's household

Male

Silas

Dickens

Head
Female

Harriet

Dickens

Wife
Male

Harry

Dickens

Son
Male

Enoch

Dickens

Son
Male

Michael

Gallacher

Lodger
First name(s) Silas
Last name Dickens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cannock, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silas

Dickens

Head

Married

35

1846

Cannock, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Dickens

Wife

Married

37

1844

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Dickens

Son

Single

14

1867

Cannock, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Dickens

Son

Single

4

1877

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Michael

Gallacher

Lodger

Married

54

1827

-

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