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Household of John Birks (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

John Birks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birks, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Birks, born in 1824 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Edmum (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Harriet (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Florence, born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Birks's household

Male

John

Birks

Head
Female

Fanny

Birks

Wife
Male

Edmum

Birks

Son
Male

Tom

Birks

Son
Male

Albert

Birks

Son
Male

William

Birks

Son
Female

Harriet

Birks

Daughter
Female

Florence

Birks

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birks

Head

Married

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Birks

Wife

Married

57

1824

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edmum

Birks

Son

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Birks

Son

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Birks

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Birks

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Birks

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Birks

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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