John Wilkinson in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of John Wilkinson of Parsonage Yard, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s): John
Last name: Wilkinson
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widower
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Birth year: 1827
Occupation: Schoolmaster
Birth town: Halifax
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: Parsonage Yard
Town: —
Parish: Knaresborough
County: Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country: England
Registration district: Knaresborough

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Wilkinson	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation -	Birth place Crayke, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Martha Elizth	Last name Wilkinson	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Pupil Teacher In Church National School	Birth place Crayke, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) James Pickles	Last name Wilkinson	Relationship Son	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation Civil Engineers Assistant	Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Charlotte Helen	Last name Wilkinson	Relationship Daughter In Law	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation -	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Bertha M E	Last name Wilkinson	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Harriet	Last name Robinson	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 83	Birth year 1798	Occupation Annuitant	Birth place Titchfield, Hampshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Wilkinson family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Wilkinson and 6 other people

Wilkinson family summary

NAME: John Wilkinson
BORN: 1827
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England