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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1855, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 1855 in Foston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wilkinson, born in 1853 in Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England) and Emma Ann (born 1881 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Thomas (born 1853 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Sister, Sarah Ann (born 1849 in Foston, Lincolnshire, England), William's Journeyman, John William (born 1862 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Brandon, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Jane

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Emma Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Brother
Female

Sarah Ann

Wilkinson

Sister
Male

John William

Lee

Journeyman
Female

Elizabeth

Hardy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Foston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

26

1855

Foston, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, England

Emma Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Brother

Single

28

1853

Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Ann

Wilkinson

Sister

Single

32

1849

Foston, Lincolnshire, England

John William

Lee

Journeyman

Single

19

1862

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Hardy

Servant

Single

15

1866

Brandon, Lincolnshire, England

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