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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1829, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1829 in Higham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Wilkinson, born in 1837 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Higham, Lancashire, England) and Barrett (born 1878 in Higham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Francis (born 1862 in Colne, Lancashire, England), William's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1865 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and William's Step Son, Thomas (born 1868 in Colne, Lancashire, England).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Alice

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

Francis

Horsfield

Step Son
Female

Hannah

Horsfield

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Horsfield

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Barrett

Wilkinson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Higham, 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

52

1829

Higham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Colne, Lancashire, England

Francis

Horsfield

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Colne, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Horsfield

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Colne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Horsfield

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Colne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Higham, Lancashire, England

Barrett

Wilkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Higham, Lancashire, England

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