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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1847 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Wilkinson, born in 1848 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William Ed (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Edith A (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Leah Starkey, born in 1843 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Grace

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

William Ed

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Edith A

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Leah

Starkey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burnley, 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

34

1847

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Grace

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William Ed

Wilkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Leah

Starkey

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

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