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Household of John Birchenough (born 1854, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Birchenough and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birchenough, born in 1854 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to May A Birchenough, born in 1850 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, John (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1826 in Longnor, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Eliza (born 1862 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Birchenough's household

Male

John

Birchenough

Head
Female

May A

Birchenough

Wife
Male

John

Edge

Stepson
Male

Joseph

Birchenough

Son
Female

Sarah

Birchenough

Daughter
Male

John

Birchenough

Son
Female

Eliza

Birchenough

Daughter
Male

James

Edge

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Edge

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Birchenough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birchenough

Head

Married

27

1854

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

May A

Birchenough

Wife

Married

31

1850

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Edge

Stepson

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Birchenough

Son

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Birchenough

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Birchenough

Son

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Birchenough

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

James

Edge

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Longnor, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Edge

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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