Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Wilkinson (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilkinson, born in 1828 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wilkinson, born in 1835 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William M (born 1860 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Margaret E (born 1861 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Sidney H (born 1863 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Richard H S (born 1876 in Potternewton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Eliza (born 1843 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Amelia (born 1858 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Ada (born 1865 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Wilkinson's household

Male

William

Wilkinson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Wife
Male

William M

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Margaret E

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

Sidney H

Wilkinson

Son
Male

Richard H S

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Eliza

Armstrong

Servant
Female

Amelia

Clark

Servant
Female

Ada

Littlewood

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Keighley, 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

53

1828

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

William M

Wilkinson

Son

Single

21

1860

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Wilkinson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Sidney H

Wilkinson

Son

Single

18

1863

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Richard H S

Wilkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Armstrong

Servant

Single

38

1843

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Clark

Servant

Single

23

1858

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Littlewood

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Wilkinson in Leeds in 1881, and follow the Wilkinson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Wilkinson

We’ve found William Wilkinson in 831 family trees. Find out more about William Wilkinson's household and view the Wilkinson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census