Elizabeth Everest
Born 1822
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 Wilks (born 1839, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, 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 Wilks and 11 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilks, born in 1839 in Ospringe, Kent, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wilks, born in 1837 in Preston, Kent, England. They had 9 children; Edith E (born 1864 in Ashford, Kent, England), Frederick S (born 1865 in Ashford, Kent, England), George S (born 1866 in Ashford, Kent, England), William S (born 1866 in Ashford, Kent, England), Jessie (born 1868 in Ashford, Kent, England), Maggie (born 1870 in Ashford, Kent, England), Florence (born 1874 in Ashford, Kent, England), Sidney S (born 1877 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Henry S (born 1878 in Ashford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Louisa Tuff, born in 1864 in Ashford, Kent, England.
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Wilks's household
William
Wilks
Head
Mary A
Wilks
Wife
Edith E
Wilks
Daughter
Frederick S
Wilks
Son
George S
Wilks
Son
William S
Wilks
Son
Jessie
Wilks
Daughter
Maggie
Wilks
Daughter
Florence
Wilks
Daughter
Sidney S
Wilks
Son
Henry S
Wilks
Son
Louisa
Tuff
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wilks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Ospringe, Kent, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wilks | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Ospringe, Kent, England | |
Mary A | Wilks | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Preston, Kent, England | |
Edith E | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Frederick S | Wilks | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
George S | Wilks | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
William S | Wilks | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Jessie | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Maggie | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Florence | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Sidney S | Wilks | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Henry S | Wilks | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ashford, Kent, England | |
Louisa | Tuff | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Ashford, Kent, 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 Wilks in West Ashford in 1881, and follow the Wilks family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Wilks
We’ve found William Wilks in 486 family trees. Find out more about William Wilks' household and view the Wilks family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Wilks, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.