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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Wilkinson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1841 in Acton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilkinson, born in 1842 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Acton, Cheshire, England), George (born 1870 in Acton, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Mary Hodkinson, born in 1861 in Acton, Cheshire, England.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Emma

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

William

Wilkinson

Son
Male

George

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Mary

Hodkinson

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Acton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

40

1841

Acton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

William

Wilkinson

Son

Single

13

1868

Acton, Cheshire, England

George

Wilkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Acton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hodkinson

Niece

Single

20

1861

Acton, Cheshire, England

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