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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1843 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilkinson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Thomas Roach, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Ann

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Alice

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Thomas

Roach

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

38

1843

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Wilkinson

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Wilkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Roach

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ireland

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