William Kirby in Norfolk in the 1881 Census

Details of William Kirby of 13 Union Street, South Lynn All Saints, Norfolk, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Kirby
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Birth year: 1824
Occupation: Boot Maker Master
Birth town: South Wootton
Birth county: Norfolk
Birth place: England
Street: 13 Union Street
Town: —
Parish: South Lynn All Saints
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Registration district: Kings Lynn

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Kirby	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 55	Birth year 1826	Occupation -	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) George E	Last name Kirby	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Builders Merchant Clerk	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Kirby	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Pupil Teacher	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Charles F	Last name Kirby	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Brewers Clerk	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Arthur J	Last name Kirby	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Office Boy	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Florence	Last name Kirby	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
First name(s) Emma	Last name Coe	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 57	Birth year 1824	Occupation Formerly Farmers Widow	Birth place Exmouth, Devon, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Kirby family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Kirby and 7 other people

Kirby family summary

NAME: William Kirby
BORN: 1824
BIRTH COUNTY: Norfolk
ADDRESS IN 1881: South Lynn All Saints, Norfolk, England