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Household of James Bird (born 1838, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Bird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bird, born in 1838 in Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Bird, born in 1838 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), George (born 1868 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Emma M (born 1870 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1872 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and Louisa (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Edward T Jesshop, born in 1817 in Chatham, Kent, England.


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James Bird's household

Male

James

Bird

Head
Female

Betsy

Bird

Wife
Male

Charles

Bird

Son
Male

George

Bird

Son
Female

Emma M

Bird

Daughter
Female

Alice

Bird

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Bird

Daughter
Male

Edward T

Jesshop

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bird

Head

Married

43

1838

Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, England

Betsy

Bird

Wife

Married

43

1838

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Charles

Bird

Son

Single

15

1866

Kensington, Middlesex, England

George

Bird

Son

Single

13

1868

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma M

Bird

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Bird

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Bird

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edward T

Jesshop

Lodger

Widower

64

1817

Chatham, Kent, England

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