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Household of Thomas Kirk (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Kirk, born in 1815 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Menzies Kirk, born in 1821 in Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1856 in Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Barbara (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Kirk's household

Male

Thomas

Kirk

Head
Female

Menzies

Kirk

Wife
Female

Mary

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kirk

Grandson
Female

Barbara

Kirk

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Kirk

Head

Married

66

1815

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Menzies

Kirk

Wife

Married

60

1821

Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kirk

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kirk

Grandson

Unmarried

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Barbara

Kirk

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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