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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1851 in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilkinson, born in 1841 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Isobla (born 1865 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1868 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1870 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1872 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Elizabeth Whitaker, born in 1843 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Isobla

Whitaker

Daughter
Male

John W

Whitaker

Son
Female

Harriet

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Whitaker

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whitaker

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

30

1851

Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Isobla

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John W

Whitaker

Son

Single

13

1868

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Whitaker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whitaker

Niece

Single

38

1843

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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