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Household of Benjamin Bird (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Benjamin Bird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bird, born in 1821 in Huntspill, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bird, born in 1831 in Woolavington, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1856 in Woolavington, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1862 in Huntspill, Somerset, England), John (born 1867 in Moorlinch, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1869 in Moorlinch, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1879 in Moorlinch, Somerset, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Moorlinch, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Bird's household

Male

Benjamin

Bird

Head
Female

Eliza

Bird

Wife
Male

James

Bird

Son
Male

Henry

Bird

Son
Male

John

Bird

Son
Female

Annie

Bird

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bird

Son
Female

Alice

Bird

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Huntspill, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Bird

Head

Married

60

1821

Huntspill, Somerset, England

Eliza

Bird

Wife

Married

50

1831

Woolavington, Somerset, England

James

Bird

Son

Widower

25

1856

Woolavington, Somerset, England

Henry

Bird

Son

Single

19

1862

Huntspill, Somerset, England

John

Bird

Son

Single

14

1867

Moorlinch, Somerset, England

Annie

Bird

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Moorlinch, Somerset, England

Charles

Bird

Son

Single

2

1879

Moorlinch, Somerset, England

Alice

Bird

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Moorlinch, Somerset, England

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