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Household of John Gelday (born 1816, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Gelday and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gelday, born in 1816 in Mayo, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Gelday, born in 1821 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Laurence (born 1855 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1859 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, Michael (born 1857 in Ireland), John's Lodger, George (born 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1831 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1860 in Ireland).


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John Gelday's household

Male

John

Gelday

Head
Female

Betsy

Gelday

Wife
Male

Laurence

Scanlon

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Higgs

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Kelly

Lodger
Male

Michael

Couley

Lodger
Male

George

Jarmery

Lodger
Male

John

Terris

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Monicare

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gelday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gelday

Head

Married

65

1816

Mayo, Ireland

Betsy

Gelday

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Laurence

Scanlon

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Thomas

Higgs

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Kelly

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Michael

Couley

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

George

Jarmery

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John

Terris

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Patrick

Monicare

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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