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Household of Benjamin Kirk (born 1834)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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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.
Benjamin Kirk and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kirk, born in 1834 in , consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Julia P Kirk, born in 1839 in England. They had 5 children; Cecil B (born 1865 in England), Alan R (born 1867 in England), Horace S (born 1871 in England), Ethel M (born 1876 in England) and Mabel B (born 1878 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Martha A Fortune, born in 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Benjamin Kirk's household
Benjamin
Kirk
Head
Julia P
Kirk
Wife
Cecil B
Kirk
Son
Alan R
Kirk
Son
Horace S
Kirk
Son
Ethel M
Kirk
Daughter
Mabel B
Kirk
Daughter
Martha A
Fortune
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Kirk |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Kirk | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | England | |
Julia P | Kirk | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | England | |
Cecil B | Kirk | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | England | |
Alan R | Kirk | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | England | |
Horace S | Kirk | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | England | |
Ethel M | Kirk | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | England | |
Mabel B | Kirk | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Martha A | Fortune | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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