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Household of William Wilkinson (born 1834, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1834 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Wilkinson, born in 1835 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary H (born 1860 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1865 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1870 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1873 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), John A (born 1875 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Ada E (born 1877 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Harriet

Wilkinson

Wife
Female

Mary H

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wilkinson

Son
Male

James

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

John A

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Ada E

Wilkinson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilkinson

Head

Married

47

1834

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Wilkinson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John A

Wilkinson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Ada E

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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