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Household of William Bilkey (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

William Bilkey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bilkey, born in 1839 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bilkey, born in 1846 in Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1870 in Camborne, Cornwall, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Florence J (born 1877 in Plympton, Devon, England) and Laura E (born 1879 in Holbeton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Wilmot (born 1808 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England) and William's Niece, Emma (born 1862 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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William Bilkey's household

Male

William

Bilkey

Head
Female

Sarah

Bilkey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Bilkey

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Bilkey

Daughter
Female

Florence J

Bilkey

Daughter
Female

Laura E

Bilkey

Daughter
Female

Wilmot

Nicholls

Mother In Law
Female

Emma

Maker

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Bilkey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bilkey

Head

Married

42

1839

Cornwall, England

Sarah

Bilkey

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Bilkey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Mary E

Bilkey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Truro, Cornwall, England

Florence J

Bilkey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plympton, Devon, England

Laura E

Bilkey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Holbeton, Devon, England

Wilmot

Nicholls

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Emma

Maker

Niece

Single

19

1862

Tavistock, Devon, England

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