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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birchall, born in 1841 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birchall, born in 1844 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas H (born 1867 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1880 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Peter Maddocks, born in 1857 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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William Birchall's household

Male

William

Birchall

Head
Female

Sarah

Birchall

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Birchall

Son
Male

John

Birchall

Son
Male

Samuel

Birchall

Son
Male

William

Birchall

Son
Male

Peter

Maddocks

Boarder
Male

Henry

Birchall

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Birchall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birchall

Head

Married

40

1841

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Birchall

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Birchall

Son

Single

14

1867

Sutton, Lancashire, England

John

Birchall

Son

Single

5

1876

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Birchall

Son

Single

3

1878

Sutton, Lancashire, England

William

Birchall

Son

Single

1

1880

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Maddocks

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Birchall

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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