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Household of John Birkenshaw (born 1839, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

John Birkenshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birkenshaw, born in 1839 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Birkenshaw, born in 1844 in Danbury, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Sidney (born 1869 in New Cross, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), Charles (born 1876 in Landport, Hampshire, England) and Percival (born 1881 in New Cross, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alfred Cooksey, born in 1819 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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John Birkenshaw's household

Male

John

Birkenshaw

Head
Female

Jane

Birkenshaw

Wife
Male

Sidney

Birkenshaw

Son
Male

Ernest

Birkenshaw

Son
Male

Charles

Birkenshaw

Son
Male

Percival

Birkenshaw

Son
Male

Alfred

Cooksey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Birkenshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birkenshaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Jane

Birkenshaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Danbury, Essex, England

Sidney

Birkenshaw

Son

Single

12

1869

New Cross, Kent, England

Ernest

Birkenshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Charles

Birkenshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Landport, Hampshire, England

Percival

Birkenshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

New Cross, Kent, England

Alfred

Cooksey

Boarder

Single

62

1819

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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