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Household of Henry Birks (born 1857, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Birks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Birks, born in 1857 in Treeton, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma Birks, born in 1858 in Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Higham, Derbyshire, England), Millicent (born 1878 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Nottinghamshire, England) and Henry's Boarder, Henry (born 1860 in Nottinghamshire, England).


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Henry Birks's household

Male

Henry

Birks

Head
Female

Emma

Birks

Wife
Male

James

Birks

Son
Female

Millicent

Birks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Birks

Daughter
Male

William

Budby

Boarder
Male

Henry

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Treeton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Birks

Head

Married

24

1857

Treeton, Derbyshire, England

Emma

Birks

Wife

Married

23

1858

Nottinghamshire, England

James

Birks

Son

Single

5

1876

Higham, Derbyshire, England

Millicent

Birks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Birks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Budby

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Nottinghamshire, England

Henry

Wilson

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Nottinghamshire, England

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