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Household of Thomas Birtwistle (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Birtwistle and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Birtwistle, born in 1824 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birtwistle, born in 1832 in Hapton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Richard T (born 1865 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1866 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1868 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1869 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Susan J (born 1870 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), James S (born 1871 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1875 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England) and George W (born 1873 in Huncoat, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ainsworth Crawshaw, born in 1855 in Accrington, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Birtwistle's household

Male

Thomas

Birtwistle

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birtwistle

Wife
Male

Richard T

Birtwistle

Son
Male

John E

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Mary E

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Susan J

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

James S

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Martha A

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

George W

Birtwistle

Son
Male

Ainsworth

Crawshaw

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Birtwistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Birtwistle

Head

Married

57

1824

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birtwistle

Wife

Married

49

1832

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Richard T

Birtwistle

Son

Single

16

1865

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John E

Birtwistle

Son

Single

15

1866

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Susan J

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Accrington, Lancashire, England

James S

Birtwistle

Son

Single

10

1871

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

George W

Birtwistle

Son

Single

8

1873

Huncoat, Lancashire, England

Ainsworth

Crawshaw

Servant

Single

26

1855

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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