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Household of Matthew Birkinshaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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.

Matthew Birkinshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Birkinshaw, born in 1844 in Gawber, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birkinshaw, born in 1846 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1869 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), Edith A (born 1872 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1877 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Birkinshaw's household

Male

Matthew

Birkinshaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Birkinshaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Male

John W

Birkinshaw

Son
Female

Edith A

Birkinshaw

Daughter
Male

Fred

Birkinshaw

Son
Male

Harry

Birkinshaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Birkinshaw

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Birkinshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Birkinshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Birkinshaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

John W

Birkinshaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Birkinshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Birkinshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Birkinshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Birkinshaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

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