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Household of Thomas Birtles (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Birtles and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birtles, born in 1836 in Lymm, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Harriet (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Matthew (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Housekeeper, Susannah Lightfoot, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Birtles's household

Male

Thomas

Birtles

Head
Female

Harriet

Birtles

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Birtles

Son
Female

Susannah

Lightfoot

Housekeeper
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birtles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lymm, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Birtles

Head

Widower

45

1836

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Birtles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Birtles

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Lightfoot

Housekeeper

Single

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

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