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Household of William Kirk (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Kirk and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kirk, born in 1833 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kirk, born in 1836 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1858 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1860 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1863 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Joe (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Richard Henry (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Housekeeper, James Ashworth, born in 1857 in Haughton, Cheshire, England.


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William Kirk's household

Male

William

Kirk

Head
Female

Ellen

Kirk

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Ashworth

Daughter
Male

James

Ashworth

Housekeeper
Female

Emily

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Joe

Kirk

Son
Male

Richard Henry

Kirk

Son
Female

Ethel

Kirk

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kirk

Head

Married

48

1833

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kirk

Wife

Married

45

1836

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Kirk

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Ashworth

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Ashworth

Housekeeper

Married

24

1857

Haughton, Cheshire, England

Emily

Kirk

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Joe

Kirk

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Richard Henry

Kirk

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Kirk

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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