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Household of William Kirby (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Kirby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kirby, born in 1839 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kirby, born in 1838 in Essex, England. They had 7 children; Henry C (born 1864 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Albert (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1869 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Ernest J (born 1874 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Flora M (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Cousin, Sophia E Alewood, born in 1832 in Northfleet, Kent, England.


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William Kirby's household

Male

William

Kirby

Head
Female

Margaret

Kirby

Wife
Male

Henry C

Kirby

Son
Male

Albert

Kirby

Son
Male

Edward

Kirby

Son
Male

William

Kirby

Son
Male

Ernest J

Kirby

Son
Female

Flora M

Kirby

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Kirby

Son
Female

Sophia E

Alewood

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kirby

Head

Married

42

1839

Gravesend, Kent, England

Margaret

Kirby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Essex, England

Henry C

Kirby

Son

Single

17

1864

Gravesend, Kent, England

Albert

Kirby

Son

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Edward

Kirby

Son

Single

12

1869

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William

Kirby

Son

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Ernest J

Kirby

Son

Single

7

1874

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Flora M

Kirby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Kirby

Son

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Sophia E

Alewood

Cousin

Single

49

1832

Northfleet, Kent, England

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