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Household of Dennis Collins (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Dennis Collins and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dennis Collins, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. Dennis was the head of the household, married to Margaret Collins, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1861 in -), Mary Ellen (born 1867 in England), Allice (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matilda (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Dennis's Boarder, Thomas (born 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Dennis's Boarder, Alexander (born 1846 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Dennis's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Ireland) and Dennis's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Ireland).


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Dennis Collins's household

Male

Dennis

Collins

Head
Female

Margaret

Collins

Wife
Female

Eliza

Collins

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Collins

Daughter
Female

Allice

Collins

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Collins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Wyllie

Boarder
Male

John

Harley

Boarder
Male

William

Williamson

Boarder
First name(s) Dennis
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dennis

Collins

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Collins

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Eliza

Collins

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Mary Ellen

Collins

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

England

Allice

Collins

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matilda

Collins

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kennedy

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wyllie

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Harley

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

William

Williamson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

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