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Household of Henry Birch (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Henry Birch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Birch, born in 1837 in Droylsden, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birch, born in 1835 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Martha Ann (born 1865 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1871 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Aunt, Mary Ann Taylor, born in 1806 in Bollington, Cheshire, England.


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Henry Birch's household

Male

Henry

Birch

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birch

Wife
Male

John

Birch

Son
Male

William

Birch

Son
Female

Martha Ann

Birch

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Birch

Daughter
Male

Henry

Birch

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Taylor

Aunt
First name(s) Henry
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Birch

Head

Married

44

1837

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birch

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Birch

Son

Single

22

1859

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

William

Birch

Son

Single

19

1862

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Martha Ann

Birch

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Birch

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Henry

Birch

Son

Single

10

1871

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Taylor

Aunt

Widow

75

1806

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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