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Household of James Dorcan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

James Dorcan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dorcan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bridget Dorcan, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Michael (born 1861 in Ireland), James (born 1871 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1876 in Ireland) and Ann (born 1863 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, James (born 1832 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Michael (born 1851 in Ireland), James's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Ireland), James's Lodger, James (born 1855 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Pat (born 1851 in Ireland).


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James Dorcan's household

Male

James

Dorcan

Head
Female

Bridget

Dorcan

Wife
Male

Michael

Dorcan

Son
Male

James

Dorcan

Son
Male

Thomas

Dorcan

Son
Female

Ann

Dorcan

Daughter
Male

James

Mc Donah

Lodger
Male

Michael

Brady

Lodger
Male

John

Brady

Lodger
Male

James

Henry

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Dorcan

Lodger
Male

Pat

Dorcan

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Dorcan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dorcan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Bridget

Dorcan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Michael

Dorcan

Son

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

Dorcan

Son

Single

10

1871

Ireland

Thomas

Dorcan

Son

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Ann

Dorcan

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ireland

James

Mc Donah

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Michael

Brady

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ireland

John

Brady

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

Henry

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Thomas

Dorcan

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Pat

Dorcan

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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