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Household of John Birtles (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 Birtles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birtles, born in 1846 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Birtles, born in 1847 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1867 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Thomas Edward (born 1870 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1872 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Mary Anne (born 1875 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Edith Eliza (born 1877 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Birtles, born in 1852 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.


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John Birtles's household

Male

John

Birtles

Head
Female

Mary

Birtles

Wife
Male

Joseph

Birtles

Son
Male

Thomas Edward

Birtles

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Birtles

Daughter
Female

Mary Anne

Birtles

Daughter
Female

Edith Eliza

Birtles

Daughter
Male

William

Birtles

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Birtles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Birtles

Head

Married

35

1846

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Birtles

Wife

Married

34

1847

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Birtles

Son

Single

14

1867

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Thomas Edward

Birtles

Son

Single

11

1870

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Birtles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Mary Anne

Birtles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Edith Eliza

Birtles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crewe, Cheshire, England

William

Birtles

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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