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Household of James O'Brien (born 1824, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 O'Brien and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James O'Brien, born in 1824 in Cork, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A O'Brien, born in 1828 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1871 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Elisa (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1836 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England).


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James O'Brien's household

Male

James

O'Brien

Head
Female

Mary A

O'Brien

Wife
Male

John

Blakey

Boarder
Female

Elisa

Blakey

Boarder
Male

John

Penkethman

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Lodger Head
Male

Robert

Cook

Son
First name(s) James
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Cork, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

O'Brien

Head

Married

57

1824

Cork, Ireland

Mary A

O'Brien

Wife

Married

53

1828

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Blakey

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elisa

Blakey

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Penkethman

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Lodger Head

Widow

37

1844

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Robert

Cook

Son

Single

10

1871

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

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