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Household of James Gilroy (born 1848, Yorkshire)

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 Gilroy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gilroy, born in 1848 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gilroy, born in 1839 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1865 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England), Mary A (born 1868 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England) and Robert (born 1870 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Michael (born 1845 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James's Visitor, Edward (born 1814 in Malta).


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James Gilroy's household

Male

James

Gilroy

Head
Female

Mary A

Gilroy

Wife
Male

George

Wegland

Son
Female

Mary A

Gilroy

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gilroy

Son
Male

Michael

Hooter

Boarder
Male

Edward

Hadaray

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Gilroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gilroy

Head

Married

33

1848

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Gilroy

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

George

Wegland

Son

Single

16

1865

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Gilroy

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Robert

Gilroy

Son

Single

11

1870

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Michael

Hooter

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Hadaray

Visitor

Single

67

1814

Malta

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