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Household of William Wilkes (born 1843, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Wilkes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkes, born in 1843 in Purton, Wiltshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkes, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1869 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Maria (born 1870 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1871 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), John (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Charles (born 1879 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).


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William Wilkes's household

Male

William

Wilkes

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkes

Wife
Female

Mary

Wilkes

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wilkes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilkes

Daughter
Male

John

Wilkes

Son
Male

William

Wilkes

Son
Male

Edwin

Wilkes

Son
Male

Albert

Wilkes

Son
Male

Charles

Wilkes

Son
Male

Joseph

Wilkes

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Purton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkes

Head

Married

38

1843

Purton, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Wilkes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Maria

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Wilkes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John

Wilkes

Son

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William

Wilkes

Son

Single

7

1874

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Wilkes

Son

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Wilkes

Son

Single

4

1877

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Charles

Wilkes

Son

Single

2

1879

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Joseph

Wilkes

Son

Single

0

1881

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

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