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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1832 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkinson, born in 1830 in Foulridge, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1850 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Christiana (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Leonard (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Henry Wilkinson, born in 1843 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Wilkinson

Son
Male

James

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Henry

Wilkinson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

49

1832

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Foulridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Wilkinson

Son

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Wilkinson

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Wilkinson

Visitor

-

38

1843

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

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