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Household of William Bird (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Bird and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bird, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bird, born in 1841 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. They had 6 children; Sarah Jane (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary Emma (born 1853 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William Thos (born 1862 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John Jas (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Clare Ellen (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Bird's household

Male

William

Bird

Head
Female

Margaret

Bird

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Bird

Daughter
Female

Mary Emma

Bird

Daughter
Male

William Thos

Bird

Son
Male

John Jas

Bird

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Bird

Daughter
Female

Clare Ellen

Bird

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bird

Head

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bird

Wife

Married

40

1841

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Sarah Jane

Bird

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Bird

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William Thos

Bird

Son

Single

19

1862

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John Jas

Bird

Son

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Bird

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Clare Ellen

Bird

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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