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Household of William Birch (born 1834, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

William Birch and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birch, born in 1834 in Donnington, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Emily (born 1862 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), William (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Nora (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jane (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Birch's household

Male

William

Birch

Head
Male

Thomas

Birch

Son
Female

Mary Emily

Birch

Daughter
Male

William

Birch

Son
Female

Nora

Birch

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mullan

Boarder
Female

Mary

Mullan

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Mullan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Donnington, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birch

Head

Widower

47

1834

Donnington, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Birch

Son

Single

23

1858

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Emily

Birch

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

William

Birch

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Nora

Birch

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Mullan

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mullan

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mullan

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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