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Household of Alfred Birch (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Alfred Birch and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Birch, born in 1854 in Blakeley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birch, born in 1847 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lily (born 1879 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and William James (born 1881 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Sister In Law, Mary Ann Smethurst, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Alfred Birch's household

Male

Alfred

Birch

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birch

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Birch

Daughter
Female

Lily

Birch

Daughter
Male

William James

Birch

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Smethurst

Sister In Law
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Blakeley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Birch

Head

Married

27

1854

Blakeley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birch

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Birch

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lily

Birch

Daughter

Single

2

1879

City of London, Middlesex, England

William James

Birch

Son

Single

0

1881

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Smethurst

Sister In Law

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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