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Household of John Bird (born 1828, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1828 in Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bird, born in 1828 in Wales. They had 4 children; William J (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ada M (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Walter (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Robert R (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Visitor, Agnes Moor (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Bird's household

Male

John

Bird

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bird

Wife
Male

William J

Bird

Son
Female

Ada M

Bird

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bird

Son
Male

Robert R

Bird

Son
Female

Catherine

Ward

Servant
Female

Agnes Moor

Wood

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bird

Head

Married

53

1828

Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Bird

Wife

Married

53

1828

Wales

William J

Bird

Son

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ada M

Bird

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter

Bird

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert R

Bird

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Ward

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Agnes Moor

Wood

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

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