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Household of Luke Kirby (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Luke Kirby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Luke Kirby, born in 1839 in Elswick, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Luke was the head of the household, married to Ann Kirby, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1868 in Whalley, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary I (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Luke's Mother, Alice Kirby, born in 1801 in Elswick, Lancashire, England.


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Luke Kirby's household

Male

Luke

Kirby

Head
Female

Ann

Kirby

Wife
Female

Alice

Kirby

Daughter
Male

George

Kirby

Son
Male

Edward

Kirby

Son
Female

Mary I

Kirby

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Kirby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kirby

Mother
First name(s) Luke
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Elswick, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Luke

Kirby

Head

Married

42

1839

Elswick, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kirby

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kirby

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Kirby

Son

Single

13

1868

Whalley, Lancashire, England

Edward

Kirby

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary I

Kirby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Kirby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kirby

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Elswick, Lancashire, England

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