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Household of James Kelly (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Kelly and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kelly, born in 1854 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kelly, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Margaret Jane (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Mary Ellen (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and James's Nephew, Robert (born 1859 in Ireland).


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James Kelly's household

Male

James

Kelly

Head
Female

Ellen

Kelly

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Doherty

Step Daughter
Male

John

Kelly

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Kelly

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kelly

Son
Male

Robert

Kelly

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Kelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kelly

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Ellen

Kelly

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary Ellen

Doherty

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Kelly

Son

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Jane

Kelly

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Kelly

Son

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Kelly

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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