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Household of William Perkins Clark (born 1821, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melksham, Wiltshire, 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 Perkins Clark and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Perkins Clark, born in 1821 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 10 members. William Perkins was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Clark, born in 1821 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Mary Sylvester, born 1854 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Mary Beatrice (born 1874 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) and Amy Sylvester (born 1881 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Perkins's Son In Law, Frederick John (born 1836 in -), William Perkins's Servant, Matilda (born 1858 in Chilworth, Hampshire, England), William Perkins's Servant, Jemima (born 1849 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England), William Perkins's Servant, Rose (born 1862 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) and William Perkins's Servant, John (born 1861 in Horton, Wiltshire, England).


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William Perkins Clark's household

Male

William Perkins

Clark

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Clark

Wife
Male

Frederick John

Falknor

Son In Law
Female

Mary Sylvester

Falknor

Daughter
Female

Mary Beatrice

Falknor

Grand Daughter
Female

Amy Sylvester

Falknor

Grand Daughter
Female

Matilda

Wren

Servant
Female

Jemima

Pearce

Servant
Female

Rose

Phillips

Servant
Male

John

Hillier

Servant
First name(s) William Perkins
Last name Clark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Perkins

Clark

Head

Married

60

1821

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Clark

Wife

Married

60

1821

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick John

Falknor

Son In Law

Married

45

1836

-

Mary Sylvester

Falknor

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Mary Beatrice

Falknor

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Amy Sylvester

Falknor

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Matilda

Wren

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chilworth, Hampshire, England

Jemima

Pearce

Servant

Single

32

1849

Hilperton, Wiltshire, England

Rose

Phillips

Servant

Single

19

1862

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

John

Hillier

Servant

Single

20

1861

Horton, Wiltshire, England

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