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Household of John Hirst (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Hirst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hirst, born in 1836 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Hirst, born in 1838 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry Brook (born 1867 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1868 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Elizabeth (born 1870 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Clara Ellen (born 1877 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Frances (born 1879 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Addopted Son, Benjamin (born 1871 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1850 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Hirst's household

Male

John

Hirst

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Hirst

Wife
Male

Henry Brook

Hirst

Son
Male

Walter

Hirst

Son
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Hirst

Daughter
Female

Clara Ellen

Hirst

Daughter
Female

Frances

Hirst

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Brook

Addopted Son
Male

Henry

Hirst

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Hirst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hirst

Head

Married

45

1836

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Hirst

Wife

Married

43

1838

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Henry Brook

Hirst

Son

Single

14

1867

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Hirst

Son

Single

13

1868

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Hirst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Clara Ellen

Hirst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Hirst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Brook

Addopted Son

Single

10

1871

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Hirst

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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