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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Preston, Sussex, 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 Wilkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1847 in Fareham, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilkinson, born in 1846 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1873 in Arundel, Sussex, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Arundel, Sussex, England), Maurice (born 1877 in Lyminster, Sussex, England) and May (born 1881 in Arundel, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Walter (born 1848 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England) and William's Lodger, Fanny (born 1855 in Worthing, Sussex, England).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Emily

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Walter

Gardener

Lodger
Female

Fanny

Gardener

Lodger
Male

Maurice

Gardener

Son
Female

May

Gardener

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Fareham, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

34

1847

Fareham, Sussex, England

Emma

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Emily

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Arundel, Sussex, England

Alfred

Wilkinson

Son

Single

6

1875

Arundel, Sussex, England

Walter

Gardener

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Littlehampton, Sussex, England

Fanny

Gardener

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Worthing, Sussex, England

Maurice

Gardener

Son

Single

4

1877

Lyminster, Sussex, England

May

Gardener

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Arundel, Sussex, England

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