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Household of Thomas Birks (born 1838, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.
Thomas Birks and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birks, born in 1838 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birks, born in 1831 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah Ann, born 1874 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1852 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger Wife, Esther (born 1846 in Nottinghamshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger Nephew, David (born 1877 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England).
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Thomas Birks's household
Thomas
Birks
Head
Elizabeth
Birks
Wife
Sarah Ann
Birks
Daughter
John
Shepherd
Lodger
Esther
Shepherd
Lodger Wife
David
Askey
Lodger Nephew
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Birks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Birks | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Birks | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Epworth, Lincolnshire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Birks | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Shepherd | Lodger | Married | 29 | 1852 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England | |
Esther | Shepherd | Lodger Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
David | Askey | Lodger Nephew | Single | 4 | 1877 | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England |
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