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Household of Richard Birch (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Birch and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Birch, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Birch, born in 1847 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Jane A (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Step Daughter, Hester A (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Obadiah (born 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Birch's household

Male

Richard

Birch

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Birch

Wife
Female

Hester A

Coulthard (Birch)

Step Daughter
Female

Jane A

Birch

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Birch

Daughter
Male

Obadiah

Langstreth

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Birch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Birch

Head

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birch

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Hester A

Coulthard (Birch)

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Birch

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Birch

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Obadiah

Langstreth

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

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