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Household of John Birch (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Birch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birch, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Birch, born in 1845 in Minsterley, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Amy E (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Herbert E (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret A T (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Lilly Maude (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1836 in Cheshire, England).


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John Birch's household

Male

John

Birch

Head
Female

Hannah M

Birch

Wife
Female

Amy E

Birch

Daughter
Male

Herbert E

Birch

Son
Female

Margaret A T

Birch

Daughter
Female

Lilly Maude

Birch

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lofthouse

Servant
Male

William

Hardy

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birch

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah M

Birch

Wife

Married

36

1845

Minsterley, Shropshire, England

Amy E

Birch

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Herbert E

Birch

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret A T

Birch

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Lilly Maude

Birch

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lofthouse

Servant

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Hardy

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Cheshire, England

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