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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1838, Cumberland)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1838 in Maryport, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie C Wilkinson, born in 1838 in Kirkham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith (born 1868 in Colne, Lancashire, England), William A (born 1870 in Colne, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1873 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1874 in Colne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Assistant, Albert (born 1863 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Hannah (born 1864 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Annie C

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Edith

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

William A

Wilkinson

Son
Male

John H

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Clara

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Chew

Assistant
Female

Hannah

Davis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Maryport, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

43

1838

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Annie C

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkham, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Colne, Lancashire, England

William A

Wilkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Colne, Lancashire, England

John H

Wilkinson

Son

Single

8

1873

Colne, Lancashire, England

Clara

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colne, Lancashire, England

Albert

Chew

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Davis

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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