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Household of William Birss (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, Aberdeenshire, 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 Birss and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Birss, born in 1829 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birss, born in 1839 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1863 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1869 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lilly (born 1872 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah F (born 1874 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Birss's household

Male

William

Birss

Head
Female

Sarah

Birss

Wife
Male

William

Birss

Son
Male

James

Birss

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Birss

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Birss

Son
Female

Lilly

Birss

Daughter
Female

Sarah F

Birss

Daughter
Male

David

Birss

Son
Male

Robert

Birss

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Birss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Birss

Head

Married

52

1829

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Birss

Wife

Married

42

1839

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Birss

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Birss

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Birss

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Birss

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lilly

Birss

Daughter

-

9

1872

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah F

Birss

Daughter

-

7

1874

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Birss

Son

-

4

1877

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Birss

Son

-

1

1880

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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