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Household of John Hennessy (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 Hennessy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hennessy, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Hennessy, born in 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Bernard (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1837 in Ireland), John's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Brother-In-Law, Joseph (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Hennessy's household

Male

John

Hennessy

Head
Female

Alice

Hennessy

Wife
Male

John

Hennessy

Son
Female

Mary

Hennessy

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Hennessy

Brother
Female

Jane

Hughes

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Rafferty

Sister-In-Law
Male

Joseph

Hughes

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Hennessy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hennessy

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alice

Hennessy

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Hennessy

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Hennessy

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bernard

Hennessy

Brother

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Hughes

Mother-In-Law

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Jane

Rafferty

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joseph

Hughes

Brother-In-Law

Married

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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