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Household of William Birch (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birch, born in 1841 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Birch, born in 1845 in Huyton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, William Worthington, born in 1879 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.


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William Birch's household

Male

William

Birch

Head
Female

Alice

Birch

Wife
Male

John

Birch

Son
Male

James

Birch

Son
Female

Alice

Birch

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Birch

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Birch

Daughter
Male

William

Birch

Son
Male

Richard

Birch

Son
Male

Robert

Birch

Son
Male

William

Worthington

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birch

Head

Married

40

1841

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Birch

Wife

Married

36

1845

Huyton, Lancashire, England

John

Birch

Son

Single

16

1865

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James

Birch

Son

Single

12

1869

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Birch

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Birch

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birch

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rainford, Lancashire, England

William

Birch

Son

Single

4

1877

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Richard

Birch

Son

Single

2

1879

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Birch

Son

Single

0

1881

Rainford, Lancashire, England

William

Worthington

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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