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Household of William Monks (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Monks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Monks, born in 1839 in Westleigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Monks, born in 1845 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1871 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), George (born 1873 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1875 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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William Monks's household

Male

William

Monks

Head
Female

Priscilla

Monks

Wife
Male

James

Monks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Monks

Daughter
Male

Richard

Monks

Son
Male

George

Monks

Son
Male

John W

Monks

Son
Female

Alice

Monks

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Monks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Monks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Monks

Head

Married

42

1839

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Monks

Wife

Married

36

1845

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

James

Monks

Son

Single

16

1865

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Monks

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Richard

Monks

Son

Single

10

1871

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

George

Monks

Son

Single

8

1873

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

John W

Monks

Son

Single

6

1875

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Monks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Monks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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