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Household of William Donkin (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Donkin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Donkin, born in 1850 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Donkin, born in 1853 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Leeds, Kent, England), Mary L (born 1874 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Scarborough).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, ? (born 1833 in Allerston, Yorkshire, England) and William's Nephew, Albert H (born 1875 in Leeds, Kent, England).


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William Donkin's household

Male

William

Donkin

Head
Female

Ellen

Donkin

Wife
Male

John

Donkin

Son
Female

Mary L

Donkin

Daughter
Female

Annie

Donkin

Daughter
Female

?

Clark

Sister
Male

Albert H

Clark

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Donkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Donkin

Head

Married

31

1850

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Donkin

Wife

Married

28

1853

York, Yorkshire, England

John

Donkin

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Kent, England

Mary L

Donkin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Kent, England

Annie

Donkin

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scarborough

?

Clark

Sister

Widow

48

1833

Allerston, Yorkshire, England

Albert H

Clark

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Kent, England

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