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Household of Thomas Birkes (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Thomas Birkes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birkes, born in 1829 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Samuel (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Ann Birkes, born in 1859 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Birkes's household

Male

Thomas

Birkes

Head
Male

Samuel

Birkes

Son
Female

Ann

Birkes

Daughter In Law
Male

Thomas

Birkes

Son
Female

Isabella

Birkes

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Birkes

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birkes

Head

Widower

52

1829

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Birkes

Son

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Birkes

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birkes

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Birkes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Birkes

Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Lancashire, England

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