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Household of James O'Rorke (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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'Rorke and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James O'Rorke, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann O'Rorke, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Ireland), Michael (born 1861 in Ireland), Ann (born 1863 in Ireland), James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Patrick (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James O'Rorke's household

Male

James

O'Rorke

Head
Female

Ann

O'Rorke

Wife
Female

Margaret

O'Rorke

Daughter
Male

Michael

O'Rorke

Son
Female

Ann

Welsh

Daughter
Male

James

O'Rorke

Son
Male

Hugh

O'Rorke

Son
Male

Patrick

O'Rorke

Grandson
Male

John

Welsh

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name O'Rorke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

O'Rorke

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Ann

O'Rorke

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Margaret

O'Rorke

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Michael

O'Rorke

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Ann

Welsh

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Ireland

James

O'Rorke

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

O'Rorke

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

O'Rorke

Grandson

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Welsh

Grandson

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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