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Household of William Birks (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

William Birks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birks, born in 1832 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Birks, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John A (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Noah (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Birks's household

Male

William

Birks

Head
Female

Maria

Birks

Wife
Male

John A

Birks

Son
Male

Noah

Birks

Son
Male

William H

Birks

Son
Male

George E

Birks

Son
Female

Alice

Birks

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Birks

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Birks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birks

Head

Married

49

1832

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Birks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John A

Birks

Son

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Noah

Birks

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William H

Birks

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George E

Birks

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Birks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Birks

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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