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Household of John Bird (born 1827, West Lothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bird, born in 1827 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Bird, born in 1834 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1860 in Scotland), William (born 1864 in Scotland), John (born 1867 in Notton, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Notton, Cheshire, England) and Isabella (born 1873 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1840 in Sandon, Staffordshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Haywood, Staffordshire, England).


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John Bird's household

Male

John

Bird

Head
Female

Janet

Bird

Wife
Male

Henry

Bird

Son
Male

William

Bird

Son
Male

John

Bird

Son
Male

Edward

Bird

Son
Female

Isabella

Bird

Daughter
Male

George

Pritchard

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Johnson

Lodger
Male

William

Harvey

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bird

Head

Married

54

1827

Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Janet

Bird

Wife

Married

47

1834

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Henry

Bird

Son

Single

21

1860

Scotland

William

Bird

Son

Single

17

1864

Scotland

John

Bird

Son

Single

14

1867

Notton, Cheshire, England

Edward

Bird

Son

Single

11

1870

Notton, Cheshire, England

Isabella

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

George

Pritchard

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Sandon, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Johnson

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William

Harvey

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Haywood, Staffordshire, England

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