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Household of John Kirk (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Kirk and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kirk, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Kirk, born in 1830 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; William John (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret Edith (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Douglas George (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maud Maria (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Francis Hope (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander F C (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Gavin C Stewart (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1846 in Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Germany), John's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Germany), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1856 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Susan (born 1856 in Southford, Fife, Scotland).


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John Kirk's household

Male

John

Kirk

Head
Female

Frances

Kirk

Wife
Male

William John

Kirk

Son
Female

Margaret Edith

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Douglas George

Kirk

Son
Female

Maud Maria

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Francis Hope

Kirk

Son
Male

Alexander F C

Kirk

Son
Male

Gavin C Stewart

Kirk

Son
Female

Margaret

Grant

Servant
Female

Margaret

Landbeck

Servant
Female

Emma

Schwank

Servant
Female

Catherine

Danvir

Servant
Female

Susan

Hutton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kirk

Head

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frances

Kirk

Wife

Married

51

1830

Fife, Scotland

William John

Kirk

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Edith

Kirk

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Douglas George

Kirk

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maud Maria

Kirk

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis Hope

Kirk

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander F C

Kirk

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Gavin C Stewart

Kirk

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Landbeck

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Germany

Emma

Schwank

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Germany

Catherine

Danvir

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Susan

Hutton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Southford, Fife, Scotland

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