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Household of Thomas Bird (born 1837, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,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 Bird and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bird, born in 1837 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bird, born in 1836 in Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Ada Flo (born 1866 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Edith E (born 1871 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Maude (born 1873 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Stanley (born 1879 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Sarah Brigden, born in 1844 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.


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Thomas Bird's household

Male

Thomas

Bird

Head
Female

Eliza

Bird

Wife
Female

Jessie

Bird

Daughter
Female

Ada Flo

Bird

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Bird

Daughter
Female

Maude

Bird

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Bird

Daughter
Male

Stanley

Bird

Son
Female

Sarah

Brigden

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bird

Head

Married

44

1837

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Eliza

Bird

Wife

Married

45

1836

Suffolk, England

Jessie

Bird

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Peckham, Surrey, England

Ada Flo

Bird

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Peckham, Surrey, England

Edith E

Bird

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Peckham, Surrey, England

Maude

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Peckham, Surrey, England

Gertrude

Bird

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Peckham, Surrey, England

Stanley

Bird

Son

Single

2

1879

Peckham, Surrey, England

Sarah

Brigden

Servant

Single

37

1844

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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