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Household of James O Brien (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 O Brien and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James O Brien, born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret O Brien, born in 1840 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1857 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James (born 1862 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Edward (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Jane (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary A, born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Mary (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and James's Nephew, John (born 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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James O Brien's household

Male

James

O Brien

Head
Female

Margaret

O Brien

Wife
Female

Annie

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Dickson

Grand Daughter
Male

James

O Brien

Son
Male

Edward

O Brien

Son
Female

Jane

O Brien

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

O Brien

Daughter
Female

Mary

O Brien

Niece
Female

Ellen

O Brien

Daughter
Male

John

O Brien

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name O Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

O Brien

Head

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

O Brien

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Dickson

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Dickson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

O Brien

Son

Single

19

1862

Gateshead, Durham, England

Edward

O Brien

Son

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane

O Brien

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

O Brien

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

O Brien

Niece

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ellen

O Brien

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

O Brien

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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