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Household of William Bird (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bird, born in 1847 in Walton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Bird, born in 1849 in Walton, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Kate A (born 1872 in Walton, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1875 in Walton, Somerset, England) and Emily A (born 1877 in Walton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1860 in Walton, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Charlotte (born 1865 in Middlezoy, Somerset, England).


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William Bird's household

Male

William

Bird

Head
Female

Sarah J

Bird

Wife
Female

Kate A

Bird

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bird

Son
Female

Emily A

Bird

Daughter
Male

William

Witcomb

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Perett

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Walton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bird

Head

Married

34

1847

Walton, Somerset, England

Sarah J

Bird

Wife

Married

32

1849

Walton, Somerset, England

Kate A

Bird

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walton, Somerset, England

Charles

Bird

Son

Single

6

1875

Walton, Somerset, England

Emily A

Bird

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Walton, Somerset, England

William

Witcomb

Servant

Single

21

1860

Walton, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Perett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middlezoy, Somerset, England

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