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Household of William Wilkes (born 1855, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkes, born in 1855 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkes, born in 1861 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, George (born 1852 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), William's Visitor Wife, Phoebe (born 1851 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), William's Visitor Son, Israel (born 1872 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), William's Visitor Daughter, Mary (born 1874 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England) and William's Visitor Son, Thomas (born 1877 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Wilkes's household

Male

William

Wilkes

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkes

Wife
Male

George

Tonks

Visitor
Female

Phoebe

Tonks

Visitor Wife
Male

Israel

Tonks

Visitor Son
Female

Mary

Tonks

Visitor Daughter
Male

Thomas

Tonks

Visitor Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkes

Head

Married

26

1855

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wilkes

Wife

Married

20

1861

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

George

Tonks

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Tonks

Visitor Wife

Married

30

1851

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Israel

Tonks

Visitor Son

Single

9

1872

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Tonks

Visitor Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Tonks

Visitor Son

Single

4

1877

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

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