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Household of Edward Bird (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Edward Bird and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Bird, born in 1849 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Annie Bird, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother, Janet (born 1831 in Scotland), Edward's Step Brother, Matthew G (born 1860 in Scotland), Edward's Step Brother, William (born 1870 in Scotland), Edward's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Edward's Boarder, Susannah (born 1860 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).


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Edward Bird's household

Male

Edward

Bird

Head
Female

Annie

Bird

Wife
Female

Janet

Bird

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bird

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gardner

Mother
Male

Matthew G

Rodger

Step Brother
Male

William

Gardner

Step Brother
Male

John

Sewell

Boarder
Female

Susannah

Sewell

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Bird

Head

Married

32

1849

City of London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Bird

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Bird

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Bird

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Janet

Gardner

Mother

Widow

50

1831

Scotland

Matthew G

Rodger

Step Brother

Single

21

1860

Scotland

William

Gardner

Step Brother

Single

11

1870

Scotland

John

Sewell

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Susannah

Sewell

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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