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Household of Peter Birch (born 1801, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

Peter Birch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Birch, born in 1801 in Heswall, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Betsy (born 1877 in Heswall, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Heswall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger Head, William Collins, born in 1845 in Heswall, Cheshire, England.


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Peter Birch's household

Male

Peter

Birch

Head
Male

William

Collins

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Collins

Wife
Female

Mary

Collins

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Collins

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Collins

Son
Female

Betsy

Collins

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Collins

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Heswall, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Birch

Head

Widower

80

1801

Heswall, Cheshire, England

William

Collins

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Collins

Wife

Married

35

1846

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Mary

Collins

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Collins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Collins

Son

Single

7

1874

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Collins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Collins

Son

Single

2

1879

Heswall, Cheshire, England

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