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Household of William Wilks (born 1829, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilks, born in 1829 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilks, born in 1834 in Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Ada (born 1857 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Thomas W (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mathew (born 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Martha (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Frank (born 1865 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Annie M (born 1868 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England) and Leah (born 1874 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Charlotte Dean, born in 1863 in Short Heath, Staffordshire, England.
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William Wilks's household
William
Wilks
Head
Mary
Wilks
Wife
Ada
Wilks
Daughter
Thomas W
Wilks
Son
Mathew
Wilks
Son
Martha
Wilks
Daughter
Frank
Wilks
Son
Annie M
Wilks
Daughter
Mary
Wilks
Daughter
Leah
Wilks
Daughter
Charlotte
Dean
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wilks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wilks | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Wilks | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Staffordshire, England | |
Ada | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas W | Wilks | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Mathew | Wilks | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Martha | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Frank | Wilks | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Annie M | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Leah | Wilks | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England | |
Charlotte | Dean | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Short Heath, Staffordshire, England |
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