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Household of Thomas Kirk (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Kirk and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kirk, born in 1834 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kirk, born in 1835 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Penn (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Ellen (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Adopted Son, James Kirk (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Kirk's household

Male

Thomas

Kirk

Head
Female

Margaret

Kirk

Wife
Female

Mary Penn

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Alice

Haydock

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Isherwood

Boarder
Male

James Kirk

Holden

Adopted Son
Male

John

Haydock

Grand Son
Female

Margaret

Haydock

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kirk

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Margaret

Kirk

Wife

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Mary Penn

Kirk

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Haydock

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Isherwood

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James Kirk

Holden

Adopted Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Haydock

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Haydock

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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