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Household of Matthew Bird (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Matthew Bird and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bird, born in 1833 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Lydia Bird, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel Alfred (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Herbert Tom (born 1875 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Sister In Law, Mary Ellen Hardcastle, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Bird's household

Male

Matthew

Bird

Head
Female

Lydia

Bird

Wife
Male

Charles

Bird

Son
Male

Matthew

Bird

Son
Male

Samuel Alfred

Bird

Son
Male

Herbert Tom

Bird

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Hardcastle

Sister In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bird

Head

Married

48

1833

London, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Bird

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Bird

Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Bird

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel Alfred

Bird

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Herbert Tom

Bird

Son

Single

6

1875

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Hardcastle

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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