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Household of William Bird (born 1830, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Bird and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bird, born in 1830 in Suffolk, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Bird, born in 1830 in Crewton, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Arthur (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Adopted, Harry (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1852 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Sussex, England).


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William Bird's household

Male

William

Bird

Head
Female

Henrietta

Bird

Wife
Male

Charles

Bird

Son
Male

Henry

Bird

Son
Male

John

Bird

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bird

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bird

Son
Female

Alice

Bird

Grand Daughter
Male

Harry

Williams

Adopted
Male

Joseph

Dance

Lodger
Male

William

Holland

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bird

Head

Married

51

1830

Suffolk, England

Henrietta

Bird

Wife

Married

51

1830

Crewton, Suffolk, England

Charles

Bird

Son

Single

27

1854

Brighton, Sussex, England

Henry

Bird

Son

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

John

Bird

Son

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Bird

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur

Bird

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Bird

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Williams

Adopted

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Dance

Lodger

Single

29

1852

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

William

Holland

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Sussex, England

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