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Household of Edward Birtwell (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Birtwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Birtwell, born in 1846 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Birtwell, born in 1846 in Settle, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1873 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Visitor, Ellen (born 1848 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Edward's Brother, William (born 1861 in Wray, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Brother, William (born 1863 in Stanford on Avon, Warwickshire, England).


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Edward Birtwell's household

Male

Edward

Birtwell

Head
Female

Ellen

Birtwell

Wife
Male

Henry

Birtwell

Son
Female

Ellen

Middlemass

Visitor
Male

William

Coupland

Brother
Male

William

Ponsford

Brother
First name(s) Edward
Last name Birtwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Birtwell

Head

Married

35

1846

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Birtwell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Settle, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Birtwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Middlemass

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Coupland

Brother

Single

20

1861

Wray, Lancashire, England

William

Ponsford

Brother

Single

18

1863

Stanford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

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