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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1848 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Wilkinson, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emma G (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ernest J (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Amelia (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In L, Susannah Jones, born in 1809 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Amelia

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Emma G

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Amelia

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Jones

Mother In L
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

33

1848

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emma G

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest J

Wilkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Jones

Mother In L

Married

72

1809

Salford, Lancashire, England

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