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Household of James Gallagher (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Gallagher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gallagher, born in 1844 in Jarrow, Durham, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to May Clark, born in 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1864 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Peter (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Hugh (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, May (born 1841 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James's Lodger, Sarah (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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James Gallagher's household

Male

James

Gallagher

Head
Female

May

Clark

Servant
Female

Sarah

Clark

Lodger
Male

David

Gallagher

Son
Male

Thomas

Gallagher

Son
Male

Peter

Gallagher

Son
Male

John

Gallagher

Son
Male

Hugh

Gallagher

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Gallagher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Jarrow, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gallagher

Head

Married

37

1844

Jarrow, Durham, England

May

Clark

Servant

Single

40

1841

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Clark

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

David

Gallagher

Son

Single

17

1864

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Gallagher

Son

Single

14

1867

Jarrow, Durham, England

Peter

Gallagher

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Gallagher

Son

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Hugh

Gallagher

Son

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

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