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Household of Dennis Cavanagh (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Dennis Cavanagh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dennis Cavanagh, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. Dennis was the head of the household, married to Mary Cavanagh, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), William (born 1871 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and John (born 1875 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Dennis's Stepson, Thomas Riligan, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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Dennis Cavanagh's household

Male

Dennis

Cavanagh

Head
Female

Mary

Cavanagh

Wife
Male

Thomas

Riligan

Stepson
Male

James

Cavanagh

Son
Female

Sarah

Cavanagh

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cavanagh

Daughter
Male

William

Cavanagh

Son
Male

John

Cavanagh

Son
First name(s) Dennis
Last name Cavanagh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dennis

Cavanagh

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

Cavanagh

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Thomas

Riligan

Stepson

Single

23

1858

Ireland

James

Cavanagh

Son

Single

15

1866

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Cavanagh

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Mary

Cavanagh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William

Cavanagh

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John

Cavanagh

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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