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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1845 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Wilkinson, born in 1849 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Rachael Ann (born 1870 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1873 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Holden, born in 1810 in Balderstone, Lancashire, England.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Alice

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Rachael Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Holden

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Clayton Le Dale, 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

36

1845

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Rachael Ann

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Ann

Holden

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Balderstone, Lancashire, England

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