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Household of Joseph Bird (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Bird and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bird, born in 1831 in Elton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Bird, born in 1835 in Elton, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; James (born 1858 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1862 in Elton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1866 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Elton, Lancashire, England), Ellen E (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Bessy (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Bird's household

Male

Joseph

Bird

Head
Female

Alice

Bird

Wife
Male

James

Bird

Son
Male

Joseph

Bird

Son
Male

John

Bird

Son
Female

Alice A

Bird

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bird

Daughter
Female

Ellen E

Bird

Daughter
Male

Tom

Bird

Son
Female

Mary

Bird

Daughter
Female

Martha

Bird

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Bird

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Elton, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bird

Head

Married

50

1831

Elton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bird

Wife

Married

46

1835

Elton, Lancashire, England

James

Bird

Son

Single

23

1858

Elton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bird

Son

Single

19

1862

Elton, Lancashire, England

John

Bird

Son

Single

17

1864

Elton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Bird

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Elton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bird

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Elton, Lancashire, England

Ellen E

Bird

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Tom

Bird

Son

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha

Bird

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Bessy

Bird

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

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