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Household of John Bird (born 1859, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bird, born in 1859 in Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Bird, born in 1861 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1878 in Wilkieston, Midlothian, Scotland) and Maitland (born 1881 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Kitchen, born in 1860 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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John Bird's household

Male

John

Bird

Head
Female

Annie

Bird

Wife
Female

Isabella

Bird

Daughter
Male

Maitland

Bird

Son
Male

James

Kitchen

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bird

Head

Married

22

1859

Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Bird

Wife

Married

20

1861

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Bird

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wilkieston, Midlothian, Scotland

Maitland

Bird

Son

-

0

1881

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Kitchen

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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