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Household of Joseph Birch (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Joseph Birch and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Birch, born in 1836 in Halewood, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Birch, born in 1836 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Mary Elen (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1867 in Prescott, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Prescott, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Prescott, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Widnes), James (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, John Holden, born in 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Birch's household

Male

Joseph

Birch

Head
Female

Catherine

Birch

Wife
Female

Mary Elen

Birch

Daughter
Female

Martha

Birch

Daughter
Female

Annie

Birch

Daughter
Male

John

Birch

Son
Male

Joseph

Birch

Son
Male

John

Holden

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Holden

Wife
Male

James

Holden

Son
Female

Esther

Holden

Daughter
Female

Kate

Holden

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Halewood, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Birch

Head

Married

45

1836

Halewood, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Birch

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary Elen

Birch

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Birch

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Prescott, Lancashire, England

Annie

Birch

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Prescott, Lancashire, England

John

Birch

Son

Single

7

1874

Prescott, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Birch

Son

Single

10

1871

Widnes

John

Holden

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Holden

Wife

Married

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Holden

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Holden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Kate

Holden

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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