Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Birks (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birks, born in 1816 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Ellison, born in 1810 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Charlotte (born 1810 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1845 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Henry (born 1847 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Grand Neph, Sidney (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Birks's household

Male

John

Birks

Head
Female

Charlotte

Ellison

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Ellison

Niece
Male

Henry

Ellison

Nephew
Male

Sidney

Ellison

Grand Neph
First name(s) John
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birks

Head

Married

65

1816

York, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Ellison

Sister

Widow

71

1810

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellison

Niece

Single

36

1845

York, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Ellison

Nephew

Single

34

1847

York, Yorkshire, England

Sidney

Ellison

Grand Neph

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Birks in York in 1881, and follow the Birks family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Birks

We’ve found John Birks in 32 family trees. Find out more about John Birks' household and view the Birks family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census