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Household of Thomas R Birks (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 R Birks and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Birks, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birks, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ida, born 1881 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas R's Mother, Ellen (born 1816 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas R's Boarder, Ethel (born 1862 in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales).


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Thomas R Birks's household

Male

Thomas R

Birks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birks

Wife
Female

Ellen

Vens

Mother
Female

Ida

Birks

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Cox

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas R
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas R

Birks

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birks

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Vens

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ida

Birks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Ethel

Cox

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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