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Household of James Comaskey (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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.

James Comaskey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Comaskey, born in 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Comaskey, born in 1847 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Thomas (born 1849 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Adopted Son, Samuel (born 1863 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1809 in Ireland).


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James Comaskey's household

Male

James

Comaskey

Head
Female

Jane

Comaskey

Wife
Male

John

Comaskey

Son
Male

Thomas

Comaskey

Son
Male

Thomas

Cain

Brother-In-Law
Male

Samuel

Cain

Adopted Son
Female

Mary

Mullen

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Comaskey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Comaskey

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Jane

Comaskey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Comaskey

Son

-

4

1877

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Comaskey

Son

-

2

1879

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cain

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Cain

Adopted Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Mullen

Visitor

Married

72

1809

Ireland

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