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Household of Edward Birch (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Edward Birch and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Birch, born in 1839 in Waterfall, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birch, born in 1844 in Wellington, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas Ed (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah Alice (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William Hy (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Annie May (born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Emma (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Edward Birch's household

Male

Edward

Birch

Head
Female

Sarah

Birch

Wife
Male

Thomas Ed

Birch

Son
Female

Ada

Birch

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Birch

Son
Female

Sarah Alice

Birch

Daughter
Male

William Hy

Birch

Son
Female

Annie May

Birch

Daughter
Female

Mary

Faulkner

Servant
Female

Emma

Stanton

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Waterfall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Birch

Head

Married

42

1839

Waterfall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Birch

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Thomas Ed

Birch

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Birch

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Birch

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Birch

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Birch

Son

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Annie May

Birch

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Faulkner

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Stanton

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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