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Household of William James Wilkins (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 James Wilkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William James Wilkins, born in 1847 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William James was the head of the household, married to Esther Wilkins, born in 1854 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1876 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), George (born 1878 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William James's Servant, Arthur E Fentman, born in 1868 in Chatham, Kent, England.


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William James Wilkins's household

Male

William James

Wilkins

Head
Female

Esther

Wilkins

Wife
Male

William J

Wilkins

Son
Male

George

Wilkins

Son
Female

Jane

Wilkins

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Fentman

Servant
First name(s) William James
Last name Wilkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William James

Wilkins

Head

Married

34

1847

Chatham, Kent, England

Esther

Wilkins

Wife

Married

27

1854

Chatham, Kent, England

William J

Wilkins

Son

Single

5

1876

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

George

Wilkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Chatham, Kent, England

Jane

Wilkins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chatham, Kent, England

Arthur E

Fentman

Servant

Single

13

1868

Chatham, Kent, England

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