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Household of John Birrell (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 Birrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birrell, born in 1837 in Newburn, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birrell, born in 1851 in Denio, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and James W (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1841 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Rosa (born 1855 in Germany).


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John Birrell's household

Male

John

Birrell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birrell

Wife
Male

Hugh

Birrell

Son
Female

Agnes

Birrell

Daughter
Male

James W

Birrell

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Servant
Female

Rosa

Kraft

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newburn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birrell

Head

Married

44

1837

Newburn, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Birrell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Denio, Fife, Scotland

Hugh

Birrell

Son

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Birrell

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James W

Birrell

Son

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Rosa

Kraft

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Germany

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