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Household of Alexander Starkey (born 1813, Yorkshire)

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 Starkey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Starkey, born in 1813 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Starkey, born in 1823 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1859 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Carrie (born 1864 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1837 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Jane, born 1869 in Colne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son In Law, Henry (born 1835 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Servant, Mary A (born 1856 in Childswickham, Gloucestershire, England).


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Alexander Starkey's household

Male

Alexander

Starkey

Head
Female

Martha

Starkey

Wife
Female

Maggie

Starkey

Daughter
Female

Carrie

Starkey

Daughter
Male

Henry

Smith

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Smith

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary A

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Starkey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Starkey

Head

Married

68

1813

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Starkey

Wife

Married

58

1823

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Maggie

Starkey

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Colne, Lancashire, England

Carrie

Starkey

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Henry

Smith

Son In Law

Married

46

1835

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Colne, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Jones

Servant

Single

25

1856

Childswickham, Gloucestershire, England

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