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Household of Thomas Birkhead (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Birkhead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birkhead, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Birkhead, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Nelly (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edith E (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Totley, Derbyshire, England) and Thomas's Ldgr, William Hy (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Birkhead's household

Male

Thomas

Birkhead

Head
Female

Ellen

Birkhead

Wife
Female

Nelly

Birkhead

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Birkhead

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Bightam

Servant
Male

William Hy

Padley

Ldgr
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birkhead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birkhead

Head

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Birkhead

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Nelly

Birkhead

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Birkhead

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Bightam

Servant

Single

16

1865

Totley, Derbyshire, England

William Hy

Padley

Ldgr

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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