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Household of William Helk (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

William Helk and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Helk, born in 1839 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Helk, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Percy W (born 1871 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Leonard H (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Emily S (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Alfred G (born 1878 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1848 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Helk's household

Male

William

Helk

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Helk

Wife
Male

Percy W

Helk

Son
Male

Leonard H

Helk

Son
Female

Emily S

Helk

Daughter
Male

Alfred G

Helk

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Foy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Helk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Helk

Head

Married

42

1839

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Jane

Helk

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Percy W

Helk

Son

Single

10

1871

Southport, Lancashire, England

Leonard H

Helk

Son

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

Emily S

Helk

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

Alfred G

Helk

Son

Single

3

1878

Southport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant

Single

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Foy

Servant

Single

33

1848

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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