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Household of William Birchall (born 1814, 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 Birchall and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birchall, born in 1814 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1846 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Barbara (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Margaret (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Peter Benson, born in 1849 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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William Birchall's household

Male

William

Birchall

Head
Male

John

Birchall

Son
Male

Peter

Benson

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Benson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Benson

Grand Daughter
Female

Barbara

Halsall

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Connor

Grand Daughter
Female

Ethel

Benson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Birchall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birchall

Head

Widower

67

1814

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Birchall

Son

Single

35

1846

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Peter

Benson

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Benson

Daughter

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Benson

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Barbara

Halsall

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Connor

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Benson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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