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Household of James Doughkenny (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Doughkenny and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Doughkenny, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Doughkenny, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Julia (born 1864 in Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1874 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Bridget (born 1862 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1865 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1863 in Ireland).


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James Doughkenny's household

Male

James

Doughkenny

Head
Female

Margaret

Doughkenny

Wife
Female

Mary A

Doughkenny

Daughter
Female

Julia

Doughkenny

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Doughkenny

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Doughkenny

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Bain

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Bain

Boarder
Female

Mary

Day

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Doughkenny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Doughkenny

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Margaret

Doughkenny

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary A

Doughkenny

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Julia

Doughkenny

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Margaret

Doughkenny

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Doughkenny

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Bridget

Bain

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Patrick

Bain

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Mary

Day

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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