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Household of James Dolan (born 1855, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 Dolan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dolan, born in 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dolan, born in 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Michael (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Mary Cavanagh, born in 1830 in Ireland.


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James Dolan's household

Male

James

Dolan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dolan

Wife
Male

Michael

Dolan

Son
Female

Catherine

Dolan

Daughter
Male

James

Dolan

Son
Female

Mary

Cavanagh

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Dolan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dolan

Head

Married

26

1855

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dolan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

Dolan

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Dolan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Dolan

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Cavanagh

Mother-In-Law

Widow

51

1830

Ireland

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