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Household of Thomas Birch (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Thomas Birch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birch, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birch, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Sarah (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Birch's household

Male

Thomas

Birch

Head
Female

Sarah

Birch

Wife
Female

Sarah

Birch

Daughter
Male

John T

Birch

Son
Female

Harriet

Birch

Daughter
Male

George E

Birch

Son
Male

Thomas

Birch

Son
Female

Mary

Durham

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Bishop

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birch

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Birch

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Birch

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John T

Birch

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Birch

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George E

Birch

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birch

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Durham

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bishop

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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