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Household of Matthew Birkenshaw (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Matthew Birkenshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Birkenshaw, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Hannah Birkenshaw, born in 1834 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1865 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Lillian (born 1866 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Marian (born 1868 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Wilfred (born 1871 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Florence Hannah (born 1875 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Sarah Salsbury, born in 1862 in Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England.


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Matthew Birkenshaw's household

Male

Matthew

Birkenshaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Birkenshaw

Wife
Female

Ann

Birkenshaw

Daughter
Female

Lillian

Birkenshaw

Daughter
Female

Marian

Birkenshaw

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Birkenshaw

Son
Female

Florence Hannah

Birkenshaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Salsbury

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Birkenshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Birkenshaw

Head

Married

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Birkenshaw

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Birkenshaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Lillian

Birkenshaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Marian

Birkenshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Wilfred

Birkenshaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Florence Hannah

Birkenshaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Salsbury

Servant

Single

19

1862

Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England

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