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Household of William Kirkby (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 Kirkby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kirkby, born in 1852 in Hawkshead, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Kirkby, born in 1851 in Caton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Eleanor (born 1879 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, James (born 1862 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, John (born 1864 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).


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William Kirkby's household

Male

William

Kirkby

Head
Female

Dorothy

Kirkby

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Kirkby

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kirkby

Son
Male

James

Blamire

Visitor
Male

John

Blamire

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Butler

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kirkby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kirkby

Head

Married

29

1852

Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Kirkby

Wife

Married

30

1851

Caton, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Kirkby

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Kirkby

Son

Single

1

1880

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

James

Blamire

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

John

Blamire

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Butler

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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