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Household of Joseph S Birks (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 S Birks and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph S Birks, born in 1826 in Norton, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph S was the head of the household, married to Mary E Birks, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James S (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Augusta M (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur H (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles M (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Francis J (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph S's Nephew, William H F (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph S's Servant, Hannah (born 1858 in Derbyshire, England), Joseph S's Servant, Edith (born 1861 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England) and Joseph S's Servant, Alma (born 1861 in Wickersley, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph S Birks's household

Male

Joseph S

Birks

Head
Female

Mary E

Birks

Wife
Male

James S

Birks

Son
Female

Augusta M

Birks

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Birks

Son
Female

Florence

Birks

Daughter
Male

Charles M

Birks

Son
Male

Francis J

Birks

Son
Male

William H F

Birks

Nephew
Female

Hannah

Bailey

Servant
Female

Edith

Yorke

Servant
Female

Alma

Mullins

Servant
First name(s) Joseph S
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Norton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph S

Birks

Head

Married

55

1826

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Birks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James S

Birks

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Augusta M

Birks

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur H

Birks

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Birks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles M

Birks

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Francis J

Birks

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William H F

Birks

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bailey

Servant

Single

23

1858

Derbyshire, England

Edith

Yorke

Servant

Single

20

1861

Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Alma

Mullins

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wickersley, Yorkshire, England

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