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Household of John S Bird (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 S Bird and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Bird, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. John S was the head of the household, married to M A D Bird, born in 1836 in -. They had 7 children; H O (born 1863 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England), R G (born 1868 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), W H (born 1870 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Rosalie (born 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Mabel (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Charles E (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Archibald (born 1876 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John S's Servant, Mary Slee, born in 1858 in Braunton, Devon, England.


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John S Bird's household

Male

John S

Bird

Head
Female

M A D

Bird

Wife
Male

H O

Bird

Son
Male

R G

Bird

Son
Male

W H

Bird

Son
Female

Rosalie

Bird

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Bird

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Bird

Son
Male

Archibald

Bird

Son
Female

Mary

Slee

Servant
First name(s) John S
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Bird

Head

Married

44

1837

-

M A D

Bird

Wife

Married

45

1836

-

H O

Bird

Son

Single

18

1863

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

R G

Bird

Son

Single

13

1868

Swimbridge, Devon, England

W H

Bird

Son

Single

11

1870

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Rosalie

Bird

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mabel

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Charles E

Bird

Son

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Archibald

Bird

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Slee

Servant

Single

23

1858

Braunton, Devon, England

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