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Household of John Kirby (born 1828, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Kirby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kirby, born in 1828 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Kirby, born in 1838 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1859 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Christopher (born 1864 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Nellie (born 1871 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Sidney (born 1874 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1855 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Peckham, Surrey, England).


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John Kirby's household

Male

John

Kirby

Head
Female

Mary

Kirby

Wife
Male

Walter

Kirby

Son
Male

Christopher

Kirby

Son
Female

Nellie

Kirby

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Kirby

Son
Female

Ellen

Baker

Servant
Female

Alice

Humphrey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kirby

Head

Married

53

1828

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Kirby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Walter

Kirby

Son

Single

22

1859

Peckham, Surrey, England

Christopher

Kirby

Son

Single

17

1864

Peckham, Surrey, England

Nellie

Kirby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Peckham, Surrey, England

Sidney

Kirby

Son

Single

7

1874

Peckham, Surrey, England

Ellen

Baker

Servant

Single

26

1855

Peckham, Surrey, England

Alice

Humphrey

Servant

Single

17

1864

Peckham, Surrey, England

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