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Household of William Birkett (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

William Birkett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birkett, born in 1834 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birkett, born in 1834 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William F J (born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edward F (born 1869 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Mary (born 1852 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, Jacob Birket, born in 1805 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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William Birkett's household

Male

William

Birkett

Head
Female

Sarah

Birkett

Wife
Male

William F J

Birkett

Son
Female

Mary A

Birket

Daughter
Male

Edward F

Birket

Son
Male

Jacob

Birket

Father
Female

Mary

Offsmith

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Birkett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birkett

Head

Married

47

1834

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Birkett

Wife

Married

47

1834

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William F J

Birkett

Son

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Birket

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward F

Birket

Son

Single

12

1869

West Ham, Essex, England

Jacob

Birket

Father

Widower

76

1805

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Offsmith

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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