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Household of William Bird (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1827 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bird, born in 1836 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Catherine J (born 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England), William M (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England) and George F (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Stepson, William H Henderson, born in 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Bird's household

Male

William

Bird

Head
Female

Mary A

Bird

Wife
Female

Catherine J

Bird

Daughter
Male

William M

Bird

Son
Male

George F

Bird

Son
Male

William H

Henderson

Stepson
First name(s) William
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bird

Head

Married

54

1827

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Bird

Wife

Married

45

1836

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Catherine J

Bird

Daughter

Single

21

1860

South Shields, Durham, England

William M

Bird

Son

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

George F

Bird

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

William H

Henderson

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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