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Household of Richard Birtwistle (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Richard Birtwistle and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Birtwistle, born in 1854 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Birtwistle, born in 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ada, born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Isabella Shorrock, born in 1824 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Birtwistle's household

Male

Richard

Birtwistle

Head
Female

Mary

Birtwistle

Wife
Female

Ada

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shorrock

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Birtwistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Birtwistle

Head

Married

27

1854

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Birtwistle

Wife

Married

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ada

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Shorrock

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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