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Household of Henry Bird (born 1844, Cheshire)

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.

Henry Bird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Bird, born in 1844 in Smethwick, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Betsy Bird, born in 1844 in Newbold, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; William Crofts (born 1870 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England) and Harry (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Louisa Crofts (born 1811 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).


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Henry Bird's household

Male

Henry

Bird

Head
Female

Betsy

Bird

Wife
Male

William Crofts

Bird

Son
Female

Louisa

Bird

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Bird

Daughter
Male

Harry

Bird

Son
Female

Louisa Crofts

Bird

Mother In Law
Female

Annie

Morris

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Bird

Head

Married

37

1844

Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Bird

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newbold, Warwickshire, England

William Crofts

Bird

Son

Single

11

1870

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Gertrude

Bird

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Bird

Son

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Louisa Crofts

Bird

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

City of London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Morris

Servant

Single

13

1868

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

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