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Household of Richard Burks (born 1821, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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.

Richard Burks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Burks, born in 1821 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Richard (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emmanuel (born 1854 in Yorkshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Lilly (born 1877 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Ernest (born 1879 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Daughter In Law, Mary Burks, born in 1855 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Burks's household

Male

Richard

Burks

Head
Male

Richard

Burks

Son
Male

Emmanuel

Burks

Son
Female

Mary

Burks

Daughter In Law
Female

Lilly

Burks

Grand Daughter
Male

Ernest

Burks

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Burks

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Burks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Burks

Head

Widower

60

1821

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Richard

Burks

Son

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emmanuel

Burks

Son

Married

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Burks

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Burks

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ernest

Burks

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Ellen

Burks

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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