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Household of William Monks (born 1852, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Monks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Monks, born in 1852 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Monks, born in 1848 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; James C (born 1867 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England), Amelia C (born 1879 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Edward (born 1825 in Cleehill, Shropshire, England) and William's Boarder, Jemima (born 1826 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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William Monks's household

Male

William

Monks

Head
Female

Mary

Monks

Wife
Male

James C

Monks

Son
Female

Margaret

Monks

Daughter
Female

Amelia C

Monks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Monks

Daughter
Male

Edward

Brekwell

Boarder
Female

Jemima

Brekwell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Monks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Monks

Head

Married

29

1852

Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Monks

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

James C

Monks

Son

Single

14

1867

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Monks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Amelia C

Monks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Monks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Brekwell

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Cleehill, Shropshire, England

Jemima

Brekwell

Boarder

Married

55

1826

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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