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Household of William Birrell (born 1854, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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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 Birrell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birrell, born in 1854 in Kennoway, Fife, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Birrell, born in 1852 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Nephew, Robert (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Birrell's household

Male

William

Birrell

Head
Female

Margaret

Birrell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Birrell

Daughter
Male

John

Birrell

Son
Male

James

Oswald

Nephew
Male

Robert

Oswald

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birrell

Head

Married

27

1854

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Birrell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Birrell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Birrell

Son

-

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Oswald

Nephew

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Oswald

Nephew

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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