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Household of William Wilkes (born 1837, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Wilkes and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkes, born in 1837 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkes, born in 1838 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Lucy (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Scotland) and William's Lodger, Frank (born 1857 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).
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William Wilkes's household
William
Wilkes
Head
Mary
Wilkes
Wife
Benjamin
Whatmore
Son
William
Whatmore
Son
Lucy
Whatmore
Daughter
James
Brown
Lodger
Thomas
Enion
Lodger
Frank
Ashurst
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wilkes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wilkes | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Wilkes | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Benjamin | Whatmore | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Whatmore | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Lucy | Whatmore | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
James | Brown | Lodger | Single | 20 | 1861 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Enion | Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Scotland | |
Frank | Ashurst | Lodger | Married | 24 | 1857 | Aspull, Lancashire, England |
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