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Household of Walter Stirk (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Stirk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Stirk, born in 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jessie Stirk, born in 1860 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Harry B (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Walter H (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Eliza Jane (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Walter's Lodger, William (born 1857 in Middleton, Yorkshire, England) and Walter's Lodger, Austen R (born 1858 in Winwick, Lancashire, England).


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Walter Stirk's household

Male

Walter

Stirk

Head
Female

Jessie

Stirk

Wife
Male

Harry B

Stirk

Son
Male

Walter H

Stirk

Son
Female

Eliza Jane

Simpson

Servant
Male

William

Chapman

Lodger
Male

Austen R

Thistlethwaite

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Stirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Stirk

Head

Married

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Stirk

Wife

Married

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Harry B

Stirk

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter H

Stirk

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Jane

Simpson

Servant

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Chapman

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Middleton, Yorkshire, England

Austen R

Thistlethwaite

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Winwick, Lancashire, England

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