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Household of John Commins (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Commins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Commins, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Commins, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Michael (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1830 in Ireland), John's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1858 in Ireland) and John's Brother In Law, James (born 1864 in Ireland).


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John Commins's household

Male

John

Commins

Head
Female

Mary

Commins

Wife
Male

Michael

Commins

Son
Female

Mary

Commins

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Commins

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Clark

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Clark

Sister In Law
Male

James

Clark

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Commins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Commins

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Commins

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Michael

Commins

Son

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Commins

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Commins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Clark

Mother In Law

Widow

51

1830

Ireland

Ellen

Clark

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Ireland

James

Clark

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Ireland

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