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Household of Michael Kirby (born 1831, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Michael Kirby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Kirby, born in 1831 in Mayo, consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kirby, born in 1841 in Sligo, Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Hugh (born 1862 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1811 in Sligo, Ireland), Michael's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Michael's Lodger, Stephen (born 1806 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Michael's Lodger, Thomas (born 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Michael Kirby's household

Male

Michael

Kirby

Head
Female

Margaret

Kirby

Wife
Male

James

Kirby

Son
Male

Hugh

Kirby

Son
Female

Ellen

Kelly

Mother In Law
Male

John

Hixon

Lodger
Male

Stephen

Hydon

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) Michael
Last name Kirby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Kirby

Head

Married

50

1831

Mayo, Ireland

Margaret

Kirby

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sligo, Ireland

James

Kirby

Son

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Hugh

Kirby

Son

Single

19

1862

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Kelly

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Sligo, Ireland

John

Hixon

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Chester, Cheshire, England

Stephen

Hydon

Lodger

Single

75

1806

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Chester, Cheshire, England

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