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Household of John Birrell (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Birrell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birrell, born in 1821 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Birrell, born in 1841 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Leigh, born in 1818 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Birrell's household

Male

John

Birrell

Head
Female

Margaret

Birrell

Wife
Female

Mary

Birrell

Daughter
Male

James

Birrell

Son
Female

Sarah

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Birrell

Daughter
Male

John

Birrell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Birrell

Daughter
Male

John

Leigh

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birrell

Head

Married

60

1821

Scotland

Margaret

Birrell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Mary

Birrell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Birrell

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Birrell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Birrell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Birrell

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birrell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Leigh

Lodger

Single

63

1818

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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