Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William J Bird (born 1850, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 J Bird and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Bird, born in 1850 in Warwick, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bird, born in 1852 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Ernest W (born 1879 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Margaret C (born 1880 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Ireland), William J's Servant, Lizzie (born 1857 in Ireland) and William J's Servant, Alice E (born 1861 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William J Bird's household

Male

William J

Bird

Head
Female

Margaret

Bird

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Bird

Son
Female

Margaret C

Bird

Daughter
Female

Mary

Smyth

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Smyth

Servant
Female

Alice E

Cartwright

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Bird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Bird

Head

Married

31

1850

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Margaret

Bird

Wife

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Ernest W

Bird

Son

Single

2

1879

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Margaret C

Bird

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Mary

Smyth

Servant

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Lizzie

Smyth

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Alice E

Cartwright

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William J Bird in Wirral in 1881, and follow the Bird family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William J Bird

We’ve found William J Bird in 414 family trees. Find out more about William J Bird's household and view the Bird family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census