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Household of William Bird (born 1848, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bird, born in 1848 in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bird, born in 1841 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George Alfred (born 1875 in Waddington, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Mary Elizabeth (born 1864 in Waddington, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Lodger Head, George (born 1842 in Belton, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Bird's household

Male

William

Bird

Head
Female

Sarah

Bird

Wife
Female

Alice

Bird

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Broughton

Daughter In Law
Male

George

Lill

Lodger Head
Male

George Alfred

Lill

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oxton, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bird

Head

Married

33

1848

Oxton, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Bird

Wife

Married

40

1841

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Bird

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Broughton

Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

Waddington, Lincolnshire, England

George

Lill

Lodger Head

Widower

39

1842

Belton, Lincolnshire, England

George Alfred

Lill

Son

Single

6

1875

Waddington, Lincolnshire, England

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