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Household of James O'Brien (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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'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 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda O'Brien, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Ireland), James's Step Son, Thomas (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Step Son, Robert (born 1867 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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James O'Brien's household

Male

James

O'Brien

Head
Female

Matilda

O'Brien

Wife
Male

William

O'Brien

Son
Male

George

O'Brien

Son
Male

John

Adams

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Adams

Step Son
Male

Robert

Adams

Step Son
First name(s) James
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place 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

29

1852

Ireland

Matilda

O'Brien

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

O'Brien

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

O'Brien

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Thomas

Adams

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Adams

Step Son

-

14

1867

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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