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Household of John H Dirk (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 H Dirk and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Dirk, born in 1844 in Sandgate, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Dirk, born in 1847 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Brother In Law Boarder, William (born 1849 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and John H's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England).


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John H Dirk's household

Male

John H

Dirk

Head
Female

Margaret J

Dirk

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Dirk

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dirk

Daughter
Male

William

Hill

Brother In Law Boarder
Female

Ellen

Nesbite

Servant
First name(s) John H
Last name Dirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sandgate, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Dirk

Head

Married

37

1844

Sandgate, Kent, England

Margaret J

Dirk

Wife

Married

34

1847

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Dirk

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dirk

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Hill

Brother In Law Boarder

Single

32

1849

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nesbite

Servant

Single

24

1857

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

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