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Household of Robert Bird (born 1831, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Robert Bird and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Bird, born in 1831 in Brettenham, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriett Bird, born in 1831 in Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Clara, born 1857 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, Charles Purnell, born in 1853 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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Robert Bird's household

Male

Robert

Bird

Head
Female

Harriett

Bird

Wife
Male

Charles

Purnell

Son In Law
Female

Clara

Purnell

Daughter
Male

John

Purnell

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Purnell

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Brettenham, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Bird

Head

Married

50

1831

Brettenham, Suffolk, England

Harriett

Bird

Wife

Married

50

1831

Thorpe Morieux, Suffolk, England

Charles

Purnell

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Clara

Purnell

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Mile End, Middlesex, England

John

Purnell

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

Charles

Purnell

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

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