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Household of John Birkett (born 1830, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitehaven, Cumberland, 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.

John Birkett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birkett, born in 1830 in Drigg, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Birkett, born in 1834 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Daniel (born 1861 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England), Betty (born 1865 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England), Allan (born 1870 in Gosforth, Cumberland, England), Tyson (born 1872 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England) and Dinah (born 1876 in Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Crellan, born in 1869 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man.


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John Birkett's household

Male

John

Birkett

Head
Female

Ruth

Birkett

Wife
Male

Daniel

Birkett

Son
Female

Betty

Birkett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Birkett

Son
Male

Allan

Birkett

Son
Male

Tyson

Birkett

Son
Female

Sarah

Birkett

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Birkett

Daughter
Male

James

Crellan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Birkett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Drigg, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birkett

Head

Married

51

1830

Drigg, Cumberland, England

Ruth

Birkett

Wife

Married

47

1834

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

Daniel

Birkett

Son

Single

20

1861

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

Betty

Birkett

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Birkett

Son

Single

13

1868

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

Allan

Birkett

Son

Single

11

1870

Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Tyson

Birkett

Son

Single

9

1872

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Birkett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

Dinah

Birkett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Nether Wasdale, Cumberland, England

James

Crellan

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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