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Household of Joseph Kirk (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 Kirk and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kirk, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kirk, born in 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth Ellen (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Christina (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Alexander Melville, born in 1828 in Scotland.


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Joseph Kirk's household

Male

Joseph

Kirk

Head
Female

Sarah

Kirk

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Christina

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Melville

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kirk

Head

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kirk

Wife

Married

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Kirk

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Kirk

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Christina

Kirk

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Kirk

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kirk

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Melville

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Scotland

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