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Household of Ecroyd Birtwistle (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Ecroyd Birtwistle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ecroyd Birtwistle, born in 1827 in Goodshaw Fold, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Ecroyd was the head of the household, married to Martha Birtwistle, born in 1829 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1850 in Goodshaw Fold, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1856 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Love Clough, Lancashire, England), Lydia (born 1864 in Dunnockshaw, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1866 in Dunnockshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ecroyd's Step Daughter, Alice A Smith, born in 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.


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Ecroyd Birtwistle's household

Male

Ecroyd

Birtwistle

Head
Female

Martha

Birtwistle

Wife
Male

Thomas

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Mary J

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

William

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Lydia

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Alice A

Smith

Step Daughter
First name(s) Ecroyd
Last name Birtwistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Goodshaw Fold, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ecroyd

Birtwistle

Head

Married

54

1827

Goodshaw Fold, Lancashire, England

Martha

Birtwistle

Wife

Married

52

1829

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birtwistle

Son

Single

31

1850

Goodshaw Fold, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

William

Birtwistle

Son

Single

20

1861

Love Clough, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dunnockshaw, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Birtwistle

Son

Single

15

1866

Dunnockshaw, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Smith

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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