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Household of Thomas Kirby (born 1838, Leicestershire)

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 Kirby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kirby, born in 1838 in Packington, Leicestershire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kirby, born in 1840 in Ticknall, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Hartshorne, Derbyshire, England), Emily (born 1869 in Hartshorne, Derbyshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England) and Kate (born 1878 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Frederick (born 1845 in Ticknall, Derbyshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1846 in Harmston, Lincolnshire, England) and Thomas's Widow, Emily (born 1851 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Kirby's household

Male

Thomas

Kirby

Head
Female

Ellen

Kirby

Wife
Male

John

Kirby

Son
Female

Emily

Kirby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kirby

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Kirby

Daughter
Female

Kate

Kirby

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Hill

Lodger
Male

John

Rear

Lodger
Female

Emily

Richardson

Widow
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Packington, Leicestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kirby

Head

Married

43

1838

Packington, Leicestershire, England

Ellen

Kirby

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ticknall, Derbyshire, England

John

Kirby

Son

Single

15

1866

Hartshorne, Derbyshire, England

Emily

Kirby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hartshorne, Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Kirby

Son

Single

10

1871

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Kirby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Kirby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Hill

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Ticknall, Derbyshire, England

John

Rear

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Harmston, Lincolnshire, England

Emily

Richardson

Widow

Widow

30

1851

Goole, Yorkshire, England

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