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Household of Benwill Bird (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

Benwill Bird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benwill Bird, born in 1842 in Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Benwill was the head of the household, married to Mary B Bird, born in 1843 in Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Berswill H (born 1873 in Ashton, Worcestershire, England), Ursula M (born 1876 in Ashton, Worcestershire, England) and Clifford H (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benwill's Servant, Priscilla (born 1863 in Ford, Devon, England), Benwill's Servant, Clara (born 1861 in Farrington, Devon, England) and Benwill's Servant, Hilda F (born 1868 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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Benwill Bird's household

Male

Benwill

Bird

Head
Female

Mary B

Bird

Wife
Male

Berswill H

Bird

Son
Female

Ursula M

Bird

Daughter
Male

Clifford H

Bird

Son
Female

Priscilla

Wills

Servant
Female

Clara

Ware

Servant
Female

Hilda F

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) Benwill
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benwill

Bird

Head

Married

39

1842

Bedfordshire, England

Mary B

Bird

Wife

Married

38

1843

Worcestershire, England

Berswill H

Bird

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Worcestershire, England

Ursula M

Bird

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Worcestershire, England

Clifford H

Bird

Son

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Priscilla

Wills

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ford, Devon, England

Clara

Ware

Servant

Single

20

1861

Farrington, Devon, England

Hilda F

Hughes

Servant

Single

13

1868

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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