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Household of J James Gleeson (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

J James Gleeson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of J James Gleeson, born in 1855 in , consisted of 9 members. J James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gleeson, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Michael (born 1873 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Jump, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England) and Bridget (born 1880 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were J James's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Ireland), J James's Boarder, Morris (born 1831 in Ireland) and J James's Boarder, Mary (born 1823 in Ireland).


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J James Gleeson's household

Male

J James

Gleeson

Head
Female

Mary

Gleeson

Wife
Male

Michael

Gleeson

Son
Female

Hannah

Gleeson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gleeson

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Gleeson

Daughter
Male

John

Bury

Boarder
Male

Morris

Kavanah

Boarder
Female

Mary

Kavanah

Boarder
First name(s) J James
Last name Gleeson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

J James

Gleeson

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Mary

Gleeson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Michael

Gleeson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Gleeson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Jump, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Gleeson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Bridget

Gleeson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

John

Bury

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Morris

Kavanah

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Kavanah

Boarder

Married

58

1823

Ireland

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