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Household of Joseph Bird (born 1826, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bird, born in 1826 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bird, born in 1828 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1860 in Langley, Worcestershire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Langley, Worcestershire, England), Jesse (born 1869 in Langley, Worcestershire, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Emma (born 1876 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, John Powell, born in 1859 in Round Green, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Bird's household

Male

Joseph

Bird

Head
Female

Sarah

Bird

Wife
Male

John

Bird

Son
Male

Richard

Bird

Son
Male

Jesse

Bird

Son
Male

Benjamin

Bird

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Bird

Daughter
Male

John

Powell

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bird

Head

Married

55

1826

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Bird

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

John

Bird

Son

Single

21

1860

Langley, Worcestershire, England

Richard

Bird

Son

Single

15

1866

Langley, Worcestershire, England

Jesse

Bird

Son

Single

12

1869

Langley, Worcestershire, England

Benjamin

Bird

Son

Single

7

1874

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Emma

Bird

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

John

Powell

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Round Green, Yorkshire, England

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