Walter Wilks in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of Walter Wilks of Old Street, Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): Walter
Last name: Wilks
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Birth year: 1817
Occupation: Draper
Birth town: Bredon
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: Old Street
Town: —
Parish: Upton on Severn
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Upton on Severn

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Susan	Last name Wilks	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 57	Birth year 1824	Occupation -	Birth place Castlemorton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Mary A	Last name Wilks	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation -	Birth place Upton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Martin W	Last name Wilks	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation -	Birth place Upton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Jones	Relationship Visitor	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 66	Birth year 1815	Occupation -	Birth place Longdon, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Francis R	Last name Wilcox	Relationship Shopman	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Draper (Assistant)	Birth place Castlemorton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Emily J	Last name Phillips	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Sevt (Dom)	Birth place Kempsey, Worcestershire, 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 Wilks family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Walter Wilks and 6 other people

Wilks family summary

NAME: Walter Wilks
BORN: 1817
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, England