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Household of William Franks (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Franks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Franks, born in 1829 in Ganton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Franks, born in 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), George Robt (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, James (born 1861 in Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Visitor, John (born 1819 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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William Franks's household

Male

William

Franks

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Franks

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Franks

Daughter
Male

George Robt

Franks

Son
Male

John

Franks

Son
Male

Robert

Hutchinson

Servant
Male

James

Cook

Servant
Male

John

Masterton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Franks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ganton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Franks

Head

Married

52

1829

Ganton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Franks

Wife

Married

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Franks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

George Robt

Franks

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

John

Franks

Son

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Robert

Hutchinson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England

James

Cook

Servant

Single

20

1861

Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England

John

Masterton

Visitor

Married

62

1819

Woolwich, Kent, England

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