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Household of James Kirk (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

James Kirk and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kirk, born in 1853 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kirk, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Ellen McLenaghen, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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James Kirk's household

Male

James

Kirk

Head
Female

Ellen

Kirk

Wife
Male

William James

Kirk

Son
Female

Cath

Kirk

Daughter
Male

John

Kirk

Son
Female

Ellen

McLenaghen

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kirk

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Ellen

Kirk

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

William James

Kirk

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

Kirk

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kirk

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McLenaghen

Mother

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

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