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Household of William Wilks (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Wilks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilks, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Wilks, born in 1840 in -. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Leonard (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Percy (born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Arthur (born 1861 in Essex, England) and William's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England).


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William Wilks's household

Male

William

Wilks

Head
Female

Alice

Wilks

Wife
Male

William

Wilks

Son
Male

Leonard

Wilks

Son
Male

Percy

Wilks

Son
Female

Alice

Wilks

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Flack

Lodger
Male

George

Westwood

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wilks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilks

Head

Married

34

1847

-

Alice

Wilks

Wife

Married

41

1840

-

William

Wilks

Son

Single

11

1870

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Leonard

Wilks

Son

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Percy

Wilks

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alice

Wilks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Flack

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Essex, England

George

Westwood

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

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