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Household of Henry Birkhead (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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.

Henry Birkhead and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Birkhead, born in 1837 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Hannah Birkhead, born in 1837 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Alfred, born 1867 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Sarah Ellen (born 1861 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Birkhead's household

Male

Henry

Birkhead

Head
Female

Hannah

Birkhead

Wife
Male

Alfred

Birkhead

Son
Male

William

Butcher

Boarder
Female

Sarah Ellen

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Birkhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Birkhead

Head

Married

44

1837

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Birkhead

Wife

Married

44

1837

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Birkhead

Son

Single

14

1867

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Butcher

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Shaw

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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