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Household of John Thomas Bird (born 1839, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Thomas Bird and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Bird, born in 1839 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 5 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bird, born in 1834 in Sherborne, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; John George (born 1870 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Edward T (born 1878 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Thomas's Boarder, Charles Dossett, born in 1862 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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John Thomas Bird's household

Male

John Thomas

Bird

Head
Female

Eliza

Bird

Wife
Male

John George

Bird

Son
Male

Edward T

Bird

Son
Male

Charles

Dossett

Boarder
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thomas

Bird

Head

Married

42

1839

Stratford, Essex, England

Eliza

Bird

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sherborne, Dorset, England

John George

Bird

Son

Single

11

1870

Sydenham, Kent, England

Edward T

Bird

Son

Single

3

1878

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Charles

Dossett

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Colchester, Essex, England

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