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Household of James Gafney (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 Gafney and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gafney, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gafney, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1864 in Ireland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), Rose (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1850 in Ireland).


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James Gafney's household

Male

James

Gafney

Head
Female

Eliza

Gafney

Wife
Female

Mary

Gafney

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gafney

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gafney

Daughter
Female

Rose

Gafney

Daughter
Male

James

Gafney

Son
Male

Thomas

Burke

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Rainey

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gafney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gafney

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Eliza

Gafney

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Gafney

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Elizabeth

Gafney

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Annie

Gafney

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Gafney

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

James

Gafney

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Burke

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Patrick

Rainey

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Ireland

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