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Household of Benjamin Bird (born 1855, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bird, born in 1855 in Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bird, born in 1855 in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1878 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Wright, born in 1851 in Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire, England.


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Benjamin Bird's household

Male

Benjamin

Bird

Head
Female

Eliza

Bird

Wife
Male

Alfred

Bird

Son
Female

Martha

Bird

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Sister In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Bird

Head

Married

26

1855

Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Eliza

Bird

Wife

Married

26

1855

Gedney, Lincolnshire, England

Alfred

Bird

Son

Single

3

1878

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Bird

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Sister In Law

Single

30

1851

Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire, England

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