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Household of Henry W Birks (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Birks, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Becky Ann Birks, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Clara (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry W's Boarder, James Smith, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry W Birks's household

Male

Henry W

Birks

Head
Female

Becky Ann

Birks

Wife
Female

Clara

Birks

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Birks

Son
Male

Alfred

Birks

Son
Female

Edith

Birks

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Birks

Head

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Becky Ann

Birks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Birks

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Birks

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Birks

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Birks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Smith

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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