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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1812, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1812 in Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Richard T, born 1842 in Wistaston, Cheshire, England. He had 7 grandchildren; Martha (born 1866 in Wistaston, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), John (born 1875 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Sophia (born 1846 in Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Martha (born 1855 in Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), William's Servant, George (born 1865 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Henry (born 1866 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Male

Richard T

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Sophia

Wilkinson

Daughter In Law
Female

Martha

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter
Female

Martha

Cooper

Servant
Female

Mary

Profhet

Servant
Male

George

Owen

Servant
Male

Henry

Cooke

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Widower

69

1812

Cheshire, England

Richard T

Wilkinson

Son

Married

39

1842

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Sophia

Wilkinson

Daughter In Law

Married

35

1846

Cheshire, England

Martha

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Annie

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Crewe, Cheshire, England

John

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Martha

Cooper

Servant

Single

26

1855

Cheshire, England

Mary

Profhet

Servant

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

George

Owen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Henry

Cooke

Servant

Single

15

1866

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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