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Household of John Cavanagh (born 1849, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Cavanagh and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cavanagh, born in 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Cavanagh, born in 1853 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1871 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), Edward (born 1875 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), Harmond (born 1877 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) and Allen (born 1879 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, David (born 1856 in Scotland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1853 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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John Cavanagh's household

Male

John

Cavanagh

Head
Female

Rebecca

Cavanagh

Wife
Male

John W

Cavanagh

Son
Female

Emily

Cavanagh

Daughter
Male

Edward

Cavanagh

Son
Male

Harmond

Cavanagh

Son
Male

Allen

Cavanagh

Son
Male

David

Mather

Lodger
Male

James

Gibson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Cavanagh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cavanagh

Head

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Rebecca

Cavanagh

Wife

Married

28

1853

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John W

Cavanagh

Son

Single

10

1871

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Emily

Cavanagh

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Edward

Cavanagh

Son

Single

6

1875

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Harmond

Cavanagh

Son

Single

4

1877

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Allen

Cavanagh

Son

Single

2

1879

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

David

Mather

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Scotland

James

Gibson

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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