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Household of William Birse (born 1844, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Birse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birse, born in 1844 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Birse, born in 1851 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred (born 1872 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur W (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James W (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1879 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Birse's household

Male

William

Birse

Head
Female

Helen

Birse

Wife
Male

Robert

Birse

Son
Male

Alfred

Birse

Son
Male

Arthur W

Birse

Son
Male

James W

Birse

Son
Male

Andrew

Birse

Son
Female

Mary

Birse

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Birse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birse

Head

Married

37

1844

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Birse

Wife

Married

30

1851

Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Robert

Birse

Son

-

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Birse

Son

-

9

1872

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arthur W

Birse

Son

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James W

Birse

Son

-

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Birse

Son

-

2

1879

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Birse

Daughter

-

0

1881

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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