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Household of John Bird (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bird, born in 1845 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Bird, born in 1836 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1874 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Arthur B (born 1875 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Fredrick C (born 1877 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Gerald (born 1879 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Crondall, Hampshire, England), John's Brother, Sydney (born 1864 in Somerset, England) and John's Apprentice, Walter (born 1864 in Somerset, England).


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John Bird's household

Male

John

Bird

Head
Female

Emily

Bird

Wife
Male

William J

Bird

Son
Male

Arthur B

Bird

Son
Male

Fredrick C

Bird

Son
Male

Gerald

Bird

Son
Female

Mary

Hoar

Servant
Male

Sydney

Bird

Brother
Male

Walter

Hamblin

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bird

Head

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Emily

Bird

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tiverton, Devon, England

William J

Bird

Son

Single

7

1874

Tiverton, Devon, England

Arthur B

Bird

Son

Single

6

1875

Tiverton, Devon, England

Fredrick C

Bird

Son

Single

4

1877

Tiverton, Devon, England

Gerald

Bird

Son

Single

2

1879

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Mary

Hoar

Servant

Single

17

1864

Crondall, Hampshire, England

Sydney

Bird

Brother

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Walter

Hamblin

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

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