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Household of Henry Birks (born 1847, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Birks, born in 1847 in Oakengates, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Martha Birks, born in 1846 in Wickersley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henrietta (born 1873 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Martha J (born 1876 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Minnie (born 1880 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Niece, Sarah A Shaw, born in 1865 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Birks's household

Male

Henry

Birks

Head
Female

Martha

Birks

Wife
Male

William

Birks

Son
Female

Sarah A

Birks

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Birks

Daughter
Female

Martha J

Birks

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Birks

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Niece
First name(s) Henry
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oakengates, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Birks

Head

Married

34

1847

Oakengates, Shropshire, England

Martha

Birks

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wickersley, Yorkshire, England

William

Birks

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Birks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Birks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Martha J

Birks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Minnie

Birks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Niece

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

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