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Household of Joseph Kirby (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Kirby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kirby, born in 1846 in Kelburn, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Kirby, born in 1854 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1881 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, W (born 1839 in Devon, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Alfred (born 1853 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Kirby's household

Male

Joseph

Kirby

Head
Female

Jane

Kirby

Wife
Female

Ellen

Kirby

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kirby

Son
Male

John

Kirby

Son
Male

W

Letter

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Cowley

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kelburn, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kirby

Head

Married

35

1846

Kelburn, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Kirby

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Kirby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Kirby

Son

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

John

Kirby

Son

Single

0

1881

Paddington, Middlesex, England

W

Letter

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Devon, England

Alfred

Cowley

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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