Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Wilkinson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wilkinson, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Walter (born 1861 in Gloucestershire, England) and William's Boarder, William S (born 1816 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

Mary

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Edith

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Greening

Boarder
Male

William S

Jeays

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wilkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Greening

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Gloucestershire, England

William S

Jeays

Boarder

Single

65

1816

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Wilkinson in Prestwich in 1881, and follow the Wilkinson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Wilkinson

We’ve found William Wilkinson in 1159 family trees. Find out more about William Wilkinson's household and view the Wilkinson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census