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Household of Simon Silk (born 1816, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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.

Simon Silk and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Silk, born in 1816 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Simon was the head of the household, married to Ann Silk, born in 1816 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1857 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Simon's Daughter In Law, Sarah (born 1862 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Simon's Boarder, Frank (born 1854 in -).


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Simon Silk's household

Male

Simon

Silk

Head
Female

Ann

Silk

Wife
Male

Alfred

Silk

Son
Female

Sarah

Silk

Daughter In Law
Male

Joseph

Silk

Son
Male

Frank

Lowe

Boarder
First name(s) Simon
Last name Silk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Silk

Head

Married

65

1816

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Silk

Wife

Married

65

1816

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Silk

Son

Married

24

1857

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Silk

Daughter In Law

Married

19

1862

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Silk

Son

Single

0

1881

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Frank

Lowe

Boarder

Single

27

1854

-

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