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Household of John Canavan (born 1853, Galway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

John Canavan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Canavan, born in 1853 in Galway, Galway, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Canavan, born in 1857 in Sligo, Ireland. They had 1 child; Peter, born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Michael (born 1856 in Galway, Galway, Ireland), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1860 in Galway, Galway, Ireland) and John's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Galway, Galway, Ireland).


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John Canavan's household

Male

John

Canavan

Head
Female

Mary

Canavan

Wife
Male

Peter

Canavan

Son
Male

Michael

Walsh

Lodger
Male

Edward

Unsworth

Lodger
Male

John

Walsh

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Canavan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Galway, Galway, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Canavan

Head

Married

28

1853

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Mary

Canavan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sligo, Ireland

Peter

Canavan

Son

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Michael

Walsh

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Edward

Unsworth

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Galway, Galway, Ireland

John

Walsh

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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