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Household of Thomas Sankey (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Sankey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sankey, born in 1855 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sankey, born in 1856 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Anne (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother In Law, William Dickinson, born in 1861 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Sankey's household

Male

Thomas

Sankey

Head
Female

Sarah

Sankey

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sankey

Son
Male

William

Sankey

Son
Female

Anne

Sankey

Daughter
Male

William

Dickinson

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sankey

Head

Married

26

1855

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sankey

Wife

Married

25

1856

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Sankey

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Sankey

Son

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Anne

Sankey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Dickinson

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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