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Household of Merrick Birchall (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Merrick Birchall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Merrick Birchall, born in 1830 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Merrick was the head of the household, married to Mary Birchall, born in 1831 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Merrick (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Mary H (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Merrick's Lodger, Sarah Thomasson, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Merrick Birchall's household

Male

Merrick

Birchall

Head
Female

Mary

Birchall

Wife
Male

Thomas

Birchall

Son
Male

Merrick

Birchall

Son
Male

Peter

Birchall

Son
Female

Mary H

Birchall

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thomasson

Lodger
First name(s) Merrick
Last name Birchall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Merrick

Birchall

Head

Married

51

1830

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Birchall

Wife

Married

50

1831

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birchall

Son

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Merrick

Birchall

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Birchall

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Birchall

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thomasson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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