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Household of John Behen (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Behen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Behen, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Behen, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Bridget (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Michael (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thadens (born 1848 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Michael (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1848 in Ireland).


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John Behen's household

Male

John

Behen

Head
Female

Ellen

Behen

Wife
Female

Bridget

Behen

Daughter
Male

Michael

Behen

Son
Male

Thadens

Behen

Boarder
Male

Michael

O Neil

Boarder
Male

Patrick

O Connor

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Behen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Behen

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ellen

Behen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Bridget

Behen

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Michael

Behen

Son

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thadens

Behen

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Ireland

Michael

O Neil

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Patrick

O Connor

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Ireland

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