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Household of Edward Kirby (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Edward Kirby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Kirby, born in 1829 in Dukinfield, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary A Kirby, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Eliza Fisher, born in 1861 in Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England.


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Edward Kirby's household

Male

Edward

Kirby

Head
Female

Mary A

Kirby

Wife
Male

Joseph

Kirby

Son
Male

Arthur

Kirby

Son
Male

Edward

Kirby

Son
Male

John

Kirby

Son
Female

Eliza

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dukinfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Kirby

Head

Married

52

1829

Dukinfield, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kirby

Wife

Married

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kirby

Son

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Kirby

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward

Kirby

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Kirby

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Fisher

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cotmanhay, Derbyshire, England

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