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Household of Elizabeth Birks (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Elizabeth Birks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Birks, born in 1820 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Mary (born 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Clara A (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). She had 5 grandchildren; J W (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), L (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), F (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), C E (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Tom W (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Son In Law, Fred (born 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth's Son In Law, Tom (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Elizabeth Birks's household

Female

Elizabeth

Birks

Head
Male

Fred

Dungworth

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Dungworth

Daughter
Male

J W

Dungworth

Grand Son
Female

L

Dungworth

Grand Daughter
Male

F

Dungworth

Grand Son
Female

C E

Dungworth

Grand Daughter
Male

Tom

Elliott

Son In Law
Female

Clara A

Elliott

Daughter
Male

Tom W

Elliott

Grand Son
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Birks

Head

Widow

61

1820

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Dungworth

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dungworth

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

J W

Dungworth

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

L

Dungworth

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

F

Dungworth

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

C E

Dungworth

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Elliott

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara A

Elliott

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom W

Elliott

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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