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Household of Joseph Birkinshaw (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, 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.

Joseph Birkinshaw and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Birkinshaw, born in 1836 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birkinshaw, born in 1836 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Martha (born 1859 in Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Fanny (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah B (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Phoebe (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England) and William E (born 1874 in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Laura, born 1879 in Whittington Moor, Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, George (born 1858 in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England), Joseph's Servant, William (born 1867 in Stainfield, Lincolnshire, England) and Joseph's Brother In Law, James J (born 1856 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Birkinshaw's household

Male

Joseph

Birkinshaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Birkinshaw

Wife
Female

Martha

Dawson

Daughter
Female

Anne

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Male

Tom

Birkinshaw

Son
Female

Fanny

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah B

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Male

William E

Birkinshaw

Son
Female

Laura

Birkinshaw

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Dawson

Son In Law
Male

William

Sheard

Servant
Male

James J

Bevers

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Birkinshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Birkinshaw

Head

Married

45

1836

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Birkinshaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Dawson

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Tom

Birkinshaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Sarah B

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

William E

Birkinshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Hatfield, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Birkinshaw

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Whittington Moor, Derbyshire, England

George

Dawson

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

William

Sheard

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stainfield, Lincolnshire, England

James J

Bevers

Brother In Law

Single

25

1856

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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