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Household of Abraham Birtwell (born 1808, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Abraham Birtwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Birtwell, born in 1808 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birtwell, born in 1809 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1831 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1836 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1840 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1844 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John B, born 1867 in Accrington, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Son In Law, William (born 1845 in Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Visitor, Walter (born 1877 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Birtwell's household

Male

Abraham

Birtwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birtwell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Birtwell

Son
Female

Ellen

Birtwell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Birtwell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hodgson

Daughter
Male

William

Hodgson

Son In Law
Male

John B

Hodgson

Grand Son
Male

Walter

Liptrott

Visitor
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Birtwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Birtwell

Head

Married

73

1808

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birtwell

Wife

Married

72

1809

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birtwell

Son

Single

50

1831

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Birtwell

Daughter

Single

45

1836

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Henry

Birtwell

Son

Single

41

1840

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hodgson

Daughter

Married

37

1844

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

William

Hodgson

Son In Law

Married

36

1845

Lancashire, England

John B

Hodgson

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Walter

Liptrott

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Sharples, Lancashire, England

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