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Household of John Bird (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Bird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bird, born in 1831 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bird, born in 1834 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1860 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John (born 1867 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), William (born 1870 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Jane (born 1872 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, Bertie Nicholas, born in 1876 in Middlesex, England.


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John Bird's household

Male

John

Bird

Head
Female

Eliza

Bird

Wife
Male

Walter

Bird

Son
Male

John

W Bird

Son
Male

William

Bird

Son
Female

Jane

Bird

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bird

Son
Male

Bertie

Nicholas

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bird

Head

Married

50

1831

Deptford, Kent, England

Eliza

Bird

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Walter

Bird

Son

Single

21

1860

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

W Bird

Son

Single

14

1867

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

William

Bird

Son

Single

11

1870

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Jane

Bird

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Thomas

Bird

Son

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Bertie

Nicholas

Cousin

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

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