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Household of Thomas Birch (born 1857, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Godstone, Surrey, 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.

Thomas Birch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birch, born in 1857 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie E Birch, born in 1859 in Plaistow, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Edith R (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger Head, John Wells, born in 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Birch's household

Male

Thomas

Birch

Head
Female

Annie E

Birch

Wife
Female

Edith R

Birch

Daughter
Male

John

Wells

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Wells

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wells

Daughter
Male

John

Wells

Son
Male

George

Wells

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birch

Head

Married

24

1857

Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Annie E

Birch

Wife

Married

22

1859

Plaistow, Essex, England

Edith R

Birch

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

John

Wells

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wells

Wife

Married

21

1860

Deptford, Kent, England

Ellen

Wells

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Wells

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

George

Wells

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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