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Household of Edward Bird (born 1817, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Bird and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Bird, born in 1817 in Newington, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bird, born in 1818 in Beckenham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger Head, John (born 1832 in Norwood, Surrey, England) and Edward's Lodger, Catherine (born 1798 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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Edward Bird's household

Male

Edward

Bird

Head
Female

Eliza

Bird

Wife
Male

John

Wright

Lodger Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wright

Wife
Female

Catherine

Thorn

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Newington, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Edward

Bird

Head

Married

64

1817

Newington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Bird

Wife

Married

63

1818

Beckenham, Kent, England

John

Wright

Lodger Head

Married

49

1832

Norwood, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Wright

Wife

Married

44

1837

Norwood, Surrey, England

Catherine

Thorn

Lodger

Widow

83

1798

Colchester, Essex, England

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