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Household of James Birrell (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Birrell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Birrell, born in 1836 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Birrell, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Donaldina (born 1858 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Maryhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Joan (born 1864 in England) and James's Visitor, Emma (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Birrell's household

Male

James

Birrell

Head
Female

Margaret

Birrell

Wife
Female

Annie

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Helen

Birrell

Daughter
Male

John

Birrell

Son
Female

Maggie

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Donaldina

McLennan

Servant
Female

Annie

Munro

Servant
Female

Joan

Munro

Servant
Female

Emma

Rintoul

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Birrell

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Birrell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Birrell

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donaldina

McLennan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Maryhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joan

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

England

Emma

Rintoul

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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