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Household of John Kavanagh (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Kavanagh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kavanagh, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kavanagh, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Esther (born 1868 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Patrick (born 1873 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1831 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1856 in Ireland).


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John Kavanagh's household

Male

John

Kavanagh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kavanagh

Wife
Female

Esther

Kavanagh

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kavanagh

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Kavanagh

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kavanagh

Daughter
Male

John

Kavanagh

Son
Female

Catherine

Kavanagh

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Whelan

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Walker

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kavanagh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kavanagh

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Elizabeth

Kavanagh

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Esther

Kavanagh

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kavanagh

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ince, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Kavanagh

Son

Single

8

1873

Ince, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kavanagh

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

John

Kavanagh

Son

Single

3

1878

Ince, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Kavanagh

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Whelan

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Ireland

Arthur

Walker

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Ireland

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