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Household of John Durkin (born 1847)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Durkin, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Kate Durkin, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ellen (born 1820 in Ireland), John's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and John's Boarder, Peter (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John Durkin's household

Male

John

Durkin

Head
Female

Kate

Durkin

Wife
Male

Walter

Durkin

Son
Female

Ellen

Durkin

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Durkin

Mother
Male

James

Kay

Boarder
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
Male

Peter

Oates

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Durkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Durkin

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Kate

Durkin

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Walter

Durkin

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Durkin

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Durkin

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Ireland

James

Kay

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Peter

Oates

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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