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Household of Walter Hirst Barker (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Walter Hirst Barker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Hirst Barker, born in 1845 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter Hirst was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Barker, born in 1847 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur Hy (born 1871 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Mary P Or O (born 1872 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Anna G (born 1874 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Walter H (born 1881 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter Hirst's Servant, Matilda (born 1860 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Walter Hirst's Servant, Ada (born 1859 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England) and Walter Hirst's Servant, Frances A (born 1867 in Shropshire, England).


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Walter Hirst Barker's household

Male

Walter Hirst

Barker

Head
Female

Dorothy

Barker

Wife
Male

Arthur Hy

Barker

Son
Female

Mary P Or O

Barker

Daughter
Female

Anna G

Barker

Daughter
Male

Walter H

Barker

Son
Female

Matilda

Miles

Servant
Female

Ada

Storey

Servant
Female

Frances A

Butler

Servant
First name(s) Walter Hirst
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter Hirst

Barker

Head

Married

36

1845

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Barker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Hy

Barker

Son

Single

10

1871

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary P Or O

Barker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Anna G

Barker

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Walter H

Barker

Son

Single

0

1881

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Miles

Servant

Single

21

1860

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Storey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Frances A

Butler

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shropshire, England

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