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Household of Obadiah Bird (born 1837, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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.

Obadiah Bird and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Obadiah Bird, born in 1837 in Stockwood, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Obadiah was the head of the household, married to Selina Bird, born in 1842 in Watchet, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Albert George, born 1869 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Obadiah's Apprentice, Josiah (born 1864 in Martock, Somerset, England) and Obadiah's Servant, Jessie (born 1865 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).


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Obadiah Bird's household

Male

Obadiah

Bird

Head
Female

Selina

Bird

Wife
Male

Albert George

Bird

Son
Male

Josiah

Lock

Apprentice
Female

Jessie

Denley

Servant
First name(s) Obadiah
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stockwood, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Obadiah

Bird

Head

Married

44

1837

Stockwood, Dorset, England

Selina

Bird

Wife

Married

39

1842

Watchet, Somerset, England

Albert George

Bird

Son

Single

12

1869

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Josiah

Lock

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Martock, Somerset, England

Jessie

Denley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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