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Household of Thomas Wilks (born 1843, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Wilks and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wilks, born in 1843 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Joseph (born 1864 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), David (born 1874 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Keziah (born 1880 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Stephen (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Wilks's household
Thomas
Wilks
Head
Joseph
Wilks
Son
Hannah
Wilks
Daughter
Elizabeth
Wilks
Daughter
Mary A
Wilks
Daughter
Thomas
Wilks
Son
David
Wilks
Son
Keziah
Wilks
Daughter
Stephen
Wilks
Son
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Wilks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Wilks | Head | Widower | 38 | 1843 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Joseph | Wilks | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Hannah | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary A | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Openshaw, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Wilks | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Openshaw, Lancashire, England | |
David | Wilks | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Gorton, Lancashire, England | |
Keziah | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Gorton, Lancashire, England | |
Stephen | Wilks | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gorton, Lancashire, England |
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