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Household of Alexander Kirk (born 1834, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

Alexander Kirk and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kirk, born in 1834 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kirk, born in 1850 in Caldbeck, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Florence (born 1870 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Edith Mary (born 1871 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Robert H (born 1875 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1877 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Arthur W (born 1879 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England) and Walter C (born 1881 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Sarah (born 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Kate (born 1856 in Cornwall, England) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Kirk's household

Male

Alexander

Kirk

Head
Female

Sarah

Kirk

Wife
Female

Florence

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Edith Mary

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Kirk

Son
Female

Grace

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Kirk

Son
Male

Walter C

Kirk

Son
Female

Sarah

Towson

Servant
Female

Mary

Killey

Servant
Female

Kate

Hocking

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Kirk

Head

Married

47

1834

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kirk

Wife

Married

31

1850

Caldbeck, Cumberland, England

Florence

Kirk

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Edith Mary

Kirk

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Kirk

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Kirk

Son

Single

6

1875

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Grace

Kirk

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Arthur W

Kirk

Son

Single

2

1879

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Walter C

Kirk

Son

Single

0

1881

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Towson

Servant

Widow

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Killey

Servant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Kate

Hocking

Servant

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bootle, Lancashire, England

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