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Household of William Kirby (born 1834, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kirby, born in 1834 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isa C Kirby, born in 1851 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Marianne F (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), William M (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England), Isabel (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Infant (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Harriet (born 1815 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1856 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Christiana (born 1857 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England).


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William Kirby's household

Male

William

Kirby

Head
Female

Isa C

Kirby

Wife
Female

Marianne F

Kirby

Daughter
Male

William M

Kirby

Son
Female

Isabel

Kirby

Daughter
Female

Infant

Kirby

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Cato

Visitor
Female

Catherine

Turnbull

Servant
Female

Christiana

Kilpatrick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kirby

Head

Married

47

1834

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Isa C

Kirby

Wife

Married

30

1851

South Shields, Durham, England

Marianne F

Kirby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

William M

Kirby

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabel

Kirby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Infant

Kirby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Harriet

Cato

Visitor

Married

66

1815

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Catherine

Turnbull

Servant

Single

25

1856

Gateshead, Durham, England

Christiana

Kilpatrick

Servant

Single

24

1857

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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