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Household of James Bird (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

James Bird and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bird, born in 1838 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bird, born in 1840 in Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1862 in Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Henry George (born 1847 in London, Middlesex, England) and James's Boarder Wife, Susan (born 1847 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Bird's household

Male

James

Bird

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bird

Wife
Male

John

Bird

Son
Female

Agnes

Bird

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bird

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bird

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bird

Daughter
Male

James

Bird

Son
Female

Annie

Bird

Daughter
Male

Henry George

Meadows

Boarder
Female

Susan

Meadows

Boarder Wife
First name(s) James
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bird

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Elizabeth

Bird

Wife

Married

41

1840

Scotland

John

Bird

Son

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Agnes

Bird

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bird

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Bird

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Bird

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bird

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry George

Meadows

Boarder

Married

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

Susan

Meadows

Boarder Wife

Married

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

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