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Household of John Birkhead (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Birkhead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birkhead, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birkhead, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ada (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Georgina (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Sophia (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Step Son, James (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Birkhead's household

Male

John

Birkhead

Head
Female

Sarah

Birkhead

Wife
Female

Sophia

Mellor (Birkhead)

Step Daughter
Male

James

Nicholson (Birkhead)

Step Son
Female

Ada

Birkhead

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Birkhead

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Birkhead

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Birkhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birkhead

Head

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Birkhead

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Mellor (Birkhead)

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Nicholson (Birkhead)

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Birkhead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Birkhead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Birkhead

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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