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Household of William Sykes (born 1812, Yorkshire)

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 Sykes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sykes, born in 1812 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Sarah Jane, born 1835 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Joe (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Laura Syks (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Job (born 1835 in Badsworth, Yorkshire, England) and William's Grand Daughter Visitor, Fanny (born 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Sykes's household

Male

William

Sykes

Head
Male

Job

Inman

Son In Law
Female

Sarah Jane

Inman

Daughter
Male

Joe

Inman

Grand Son
Female

Laura Syks

Inman

Grand Daughter
Female

Fanny

Benson

Grand Daughter Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Sykes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sykes

Head

Widower

69

1812

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Job

Inman

Son In Law

Married

46

1835

Badsworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Inman

Daughter

Married

46

1835

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Inman

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Laura Syks

Inman

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Benson

Grand Daughter Visitor

Single

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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